Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Dark grey stone. Oval cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised with flake scars at the butt. There is a reduction in the stone on the front of the butt and the sides are flaked. The bevel is smooth and flat and demarcated by a line of bruising. There is a very similar bevel on the front of the adze as well. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.
Provenance Place:
Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D52.878
Details
- Provenance Place
- Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 223 x 34 x 37.5mm
- Credit Line
- Mr J Campbell and Mrs Johnston
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D52.878
- On Display
- No
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