Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Argillite. Light grey, mid blue. Cross-section is rectangular. Surfaces of front and back are partially ground, with bruising on sides and parts of front. Some bruising and flaking on butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduces towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight, small fragment missing from proper right side of cutting edge. "Milburn" written on front.
Provenance Place:
Milburn, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D80.492
Details
- Provenance Place
- Milburn, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 154.8 x 34.3 x 27.9mm
- Media/Materials
- argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Mr S Whyte
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D80.492
- On Display
- No
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