Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Dark grey stone. Surface is ground and flaked. Cross-section is rectangular. Sides are slightly reduced and taper toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is sharp but chipped. "Kaikoura" inscription on front.
Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D53.1206
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 51.5 x 27.2 x 15.2mm
- Media/Materials
- Mudstone, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic, argillite
- Credit Line
- W Ferry, Mrs Woodgate, Colquhoun Fund
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D53.1206
- On Display
- No
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