Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone with light grey on the back of the blade. Plano-convex cross-section with flattened front. The surface is flaked and bruised. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides and front of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is a flake scar on the proper left side of the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and irregular.
Provenance Place:
The Neck, Rakiura, Southland, New Zealand
D41.239
Details
- Provenance Place
- The Neck, Rakiura, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 99 x 41 x 19.5mm
- Credit Line
- W.J. Popplewell
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D41.239
- On Display
- No
Rapua te kohika
Search the Collection
Rapu mā ia wāhaka
