Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Dark grey stone. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with front narrower than the back. Surface is ground and bruised. Sides of the butt are reduced to form a ridge in the centre. Bevel is demarcated by an irregular line. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp. "Kaikoura" inscription on back.
Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D53.1238
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 165 x 71 x 30mm
- Credit Line
- Miss Woodgate, W Ferry, Fels Fund
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D53.1238
- On Display
- No
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