Te Kohinga Tangata
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section of butt is oval, cross-section of blade is rectangular. Surface of blade is ground, bruised on butt with some flaking. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides and front slightly reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "Kakanui" written in pencil on bevel. "Kakanui" written on front.
Provenance Place:
Kakanui, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
D20.703
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kakanui, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 104 x 48.5 x 21.9mm
- Credit Line
- James Murdoch
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- World, Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D20.703
- On Display
- No
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