Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Adze roughout. Grey stone. Plano-convex cross-section with the front flattened. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge towards the poll. The bevel is roughly indicated by flake scars. The cutting edge is straight and sharp on the proper right and flaked on the proper left. There is a little bit of red on the lower back blade.
Provenance Place:
Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D52.917
Details
- Provenance Place
- Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 124 x 68.5 x 29mm
- Credit Line
- Mr J Campbell and Mrs Johnson
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D52.917
- On Display
- No
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