Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Dark brown and black stone. The cross-section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly bruised and ground. There is a curved shoulder indicated on the front of the blade by the bruising on the butt that outlines it. There is a slight reduction in the sides and back of the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved, sharp and chipped.
Provenance Place:
Invercargill, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand
D35.1330
Details
- Provenance Place
- Invercargill, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 265 x 65 x 40mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D35.1330
- On Display
- No
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