Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Green stone. Oval cross-section. The surface is flaked on both sides of the upper blade and bruised and ground on the lower blade. There is a slight reduction in the stone on the sides of the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The bevel is convex. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.
Provenance Place:
Jacks Bay, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D78.186
Details
- Provenance Place
- Jacks Bay, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 92.5 x 43 x 22mm
- Media/Materials
- argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D78.186
- On Display
- No
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