Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly bruised with some ground patches. There is a large flake scar on the proper left front of the butt. There is a curved shoulder on the front of the blade and a reduction in the front and sides of the butt. The bevel is smooth, concave and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is chipped.
Provenance Place:
Invercargill, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand
D35.1326
Details
- Provenance Place
- Invercargill, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 221 x 65 x 47mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D35.1326
- On Display
- No
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