Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Black stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground on the blade with flake scars and bruising on the sides. There is a reduction in the sides of the stone at the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is chipped and asymmetrical.
Provenance Place:
Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D52.867
Details
- Provenance Place
- Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 77 x 33 x 11mm
- Media/Materials
- Mudstone, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Mr J Campbell and Mrs Johnston
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D52.867
- On Display
- No
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