Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Light greenstone with black inclusions on the proper left side. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with some flaking and bruising. There is no clear distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. There is a hole bored into the top of the butt. The bevel is demarcated by a faint straight line. The cutting edge is blunt and slightly chipped.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand, Te Koroka, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
D40.49
Details
- Provenance Place
- Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand, Te Koroka, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 200 x 39 x 20.5mm
- Credit Line
- Lady Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D40.49
- On Display
- No
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