Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken adze (lower blade missing). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is ground on blade, bruised on butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides slightly reduced, forming a small shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge not present. South Island written on front.
Provenance Place:
South Island, New Zealand
D25.2178
Details
- Provenance Place
- South Island, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 146 x 75 x 38mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D25.2178
- On Display
- No
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