Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken unfinished adze, lower blade and bevel only. Light grey stone. The cross-section at the broken end is rounded triangular. Plano-convex cross-section at the bevel with the front flattened. The surface is bruised and ground with flake scars on the ends and sides. The bevel is triangular and demarcated by a ridge. The cutting edge is flaked and asymmetrical.
Provenance Place:
Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D52.893
Details
- Provenance Place
- Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 58 x 36.5 x 24mm
- Credit Line
- Mr J Campbell and Mrs Johnson
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D52.893
- On Display
- No
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