Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, quartzite, Toki
Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of back and blade is ground. Sides and front of butt is bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Blade is sharp and curved.
Provenance Place:
Pahia Point, Te Waewae Bay, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand, Oturehua, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand
D66.1697
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
- 77 x 31 x 16mm
- Media/Materials
- Silcrete, Metamorphic, Rock, inorganic, stone
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D66.1697
- On Display
- No
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