Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken adze, mid-blade remaining. Dark grey and dark brown stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and flaked. Sides are slightly reduced to form shoulders. Large flake missing from top of butt; poll has broken off. Bevel has been flaked off on either side but a part of a line in the centre remains. Cutting edge is not present. "W.M." inscription
Provenance Place:
Waitaki River Mouth, Waitaki River, Canterbury, New Zealand
D62.1847
Details
- Provenance Place
- Waitaki River Mouth, Waitaki River, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 76.2 x 34 x 18.5mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D62.1847
- On Display
- No
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