Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Light green/grey stone. Oval cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised with ground and flaked areas. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is smooth and demarcated by a light ridge and a change in surface texture. There is a rounded chin further up the blade. The cutting edge is sharp.
Provenance Place:
Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D52.912
Details
- Provenance Place
- Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 100 x 41 x 22.5mm
- Credit Line
- Mr J Campbell and Mrs Johnson
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D52.912
- On Display
- No
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