Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground on the front of the blade and the bevel, bruised on the back of the blade, and flaked on the front and sides. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by an asymmetrical ridge. The cutting edge is sharp and oblique.
Provenance Place:
Haast River, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
D38.300
Details
- Provenance Place
- Haast River, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 110 x 38.5 x 21mm
- Media/Materials
- argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- G Mackley
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D38.300
- On Display
- No
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