Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Dark grey stone. Surface is flaked with some grounding on front of blade and bevel. Cross-section is rectangular. Front of the butt is reduced to form a ridge. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp but flaked. "Kaikoura" inscription on front.
Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D53.1208
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 69 x 34.8 x 15mm
- Media/Materials
- Mudstone, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- W Ferry, Mrs Woodgate, Colquhoun Fund
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D53.1208
- On Display
- No
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