Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Dark grey stone. Triangular cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked, with ground areas on the front and back of the lower blade. There is a slight reduction in the stone on the front of the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is narrow, sharp and chipped.
Provenance Place:
Haast River, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
D38.295
Details
- Provenance Place
- Haast River, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 176 x 30 x 34.5mm
- Media/Materials
- argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- G Mackley
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D38.295
- On Display
- No
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