Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Plano-convex cross-section with the front flattened. The surface is mostly ground with bruising on the side of the butt. There are grooves in the sides of the butt that distinguish it from the blade. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and blunt.
Provenance Place:
Omarama, Waitaki District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D68.2538
Details
- Provenance Place
- Omarama, Waitaki District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 78 x 48 x 12mm
- Credit Line
- Mr Gordon Griffiths
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D68.2538
- On Display
- No
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