Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze ( broken in 2 at the butt). Stone. Black, mid red. Cross-section of blade is trapezoidal with back narrower than front, and front rounded. Cross-section of butt is semi-circular, back flattened. Surface is mostly ground, becoming bruised on the back and on butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, shoulder demarcated by a ridge, front reduced after ridge. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Hedgehope Southland" written on front of both pieces of adze.
Provenance Place:
Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
D35.1389
Details
- Provenance Place
- Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 231 x 59 x 45mm
- Credit Line
- R Brown
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D35.1389
- On Display
- No
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