Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground, with flaking on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Romahapa Swamp written on back, Southland NZ written on front. complete Oval butt, trapezoidal blade front wider than back. Ground with major bruising on the butt and back of the blade. There is major differentiation between the butt and blade with reductions from the blade to butt on all sides. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The Bevel is concave. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.
Provenance Place:
Romahapa, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D75.147
Details
- Provenance Place
- Romahapa, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 85 x 40 x 16mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D75.147
- On Display
- No
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