Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Light green/grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is flaked and bruised with ground areas on the blade. There is a reduction in the stone of the butt on the sides. The blade is slightly concave on the back and convex on the front. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade, with a slight ridge on the proper right side. The cutting edge is curved, sharp and slightly chipped.
Provenance Place:
Long Point, Catlins, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D44.613
Details
- Provenance Place
- Long Point, Catlins, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 122.5 x 26 x 15mm
- Credit Line
- Rev G Crockett
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D44.613
- On Display
- No
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