Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Black stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground and flaked on the blade and bruised on the butt. There is major differentiation between the butt and the blade. There is a straight shoulder on the front of the adze and a reduction in the stone on the front and sides of the stone. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is oblique and sharp. "Argellite" is written in pencil on the back of the blade.
Provenance Place:
Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D52.866
Details
- Provenance Place
- Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 151 x 49 x 28mm
- Media/Materials
- Mudstone, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Mr J Campbell and Mrs Johnston
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D52.866
- On Display
- No
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