Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze (hogback). Stone. Grey speckled with black and white. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is ground on back of blade, bruised on other surfaces. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front heavily reduced forming large shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and straight, chipped. Ardlussa written on back.
Provenance Place:
Ardlussa, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
D40.1
Details
- Provenance Place
- Ardlussa, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 209 x 60 x 52mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D40.1
- On Display
- No
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