Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Dark brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is very bruised. There is a mended break on the blade. The butt is differentiated from the blade by an irregular shoulder on the front and a reduction in the stone on the front and sides of the butt. The bevel is demarcated by a line of deep bruising on the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.
Provenance Place:
Forest Hill, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand, Dipton, Southland, New Zealand
D24.991
Details
- Provenance Place
- Forest Hill, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand, Dipton, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 165 x 60 x 39mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D24.991
- On Display
- No
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