Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Black stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is bruised on the sides, flaked on the butt and ground on the blade. There is a small reduction in the stone on the sides of the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and oblique.
Provenance Place:
Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D52.904
Details
- Provenance Place
- Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 92 x 39 x 17mm
- Credit Line
- Mr J Campbell and Mrs Johnston
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D52.904
- On Display
- No
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