Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Light grey stone. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground and flaked. Major differentiation between butt and blade; sides reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp but chipped. "Waimate" inscription on back.
Provenance Place:
Waimate, Waimate District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D25.1707
Details
- Provenance Place
- Waimate, Waimate District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 135.4 x 72.9 x 28.7mm
- Media/Materials
- argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Leslie Orbell
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D25.1707
- On Display
- No
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