Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone with a layer of brown on both the front and the back. Lenticular cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked with ground areas on the lower blade. There is a slight reduction of the stone on the front of the butt. The bevel is mostly continuous with the blade, with an oblique ridge on the right. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.
Provenance Place:
The Neck, Rakiura, Southland, New Zealand
D41.237
Details
- Provenance Place
- The Neck, Rakiura, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 138.5 x 35 x 22.5mm
- Credit Line
- W.J. Popplewell
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D41.237
- On Display
- No
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