Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Green stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the front narrower than the back. The surface is ground, with bruising on each side of the butt and flake scars at the cutting edge. There is major distinction between the butt and the blade, with rounded shoulders and a ridge on the front and a reduction of the sides of the butt. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp but has flake scars.
Provenance Place:
West Coast, New Zealand
D35.1338
Details
- Provenance Place
- West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 280 x 77 x 29mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D35.1338
- On Display
- No
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