Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is circular. Surface of blade is mostly ground, flaking on the sides. Surface of butt is mostly bruised, back is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.
Provenance Place:
Pahia Point, Te Waewae Bay, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand, Oturehua, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand
D66.1692
Details
- Provenance Place
- Pahia Point, Te Waewae Bay, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand, Oturehua, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 232 x 58 x 48mm
- Media/Materials
- Silcrete, Metamorphic, Rock, inorganic, stone
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D66.1692
- On Display
- No
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