Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Black stone. Irregular cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised, with ground areas on the lower front and back of the blade. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade, apart from a tapering of the sides to the poll. The bevel is made distinct from the blade by an uneven ridge. The cutting edge is asymmetrical and chipped.
Provenance Place:
Southland, New Zealand
D28.52
Details
- Provenance Place
- Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 215 x 31 x 30mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D28.52
- On Display
- No
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