Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Brownish grey stone with three small patches of lighter brown. The cross-section is oval. The surface is lightly bruised. There is a very slight extra reduction in the sides of the butt as the sides taper towards the poll. There is an indication of a bevel with a slope towards the cutting edge. The cutting edge is blunt and rounded.
Provenance Place:
Anita Bay, Milford Sound, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand
D51.27
Details
- Provenance Place
- Anita Bay, Milford Sound, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 139 x 52 x 33.5mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D51.27
- On Display
- No
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