Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Stone. Grey, with black flecks. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is semi-circular with back flattened. Surface is ground, bruised on poll. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front heavily reduced forming a large shoulder. There is a ridge mid-butt, and just before poll. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge at the chin, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Mataura Valley written on front.
Provenance Place:
Mataura, Gore District, Southland, New Zealand
D40.5
Details
- Provenance Place
- Mataura, Gore District, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 250 x 67 x 47mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D40.5
- On Display
- No
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