Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Light grey stone with some dark patches. Rectangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with bruising on the sides of the butt and flake scars on the sides and front of the blade and the poll. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade.The cutting edge is sharp and curved with flake scars on the proper right.
Provenance Place:
Birchfield Pa, Buller District, West Coast, New Zealand
D48.346
Details
- Provenance Place
- Birchfield Pa, Buller District, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 135.5 x 59 x 27mm
- Media/Materials
- argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Michael Carey
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D48.346
- On Display
- No
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