Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Mid grey and mid brown stone. Surface is bruised and ground. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than the front. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp but flaked. "Kaikoura" on back.
Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D53.1239
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 61 x 155 x 35mm
- Media/Materials
- Greywacke, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Miss Woodgate, W Ferry, Fels Fund
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D53.1239
- On Display
- No
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