Te Kohinga Tangata
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken adze (cutting edge and parts of lower blade not present). Stone. Light green, and silver. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised, with some flaking on back and small ground area at poll and bevel. Major differentiation between butt and blade, small ridge at shoulder, sides reduce after shoulder but flare again at poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge not present, large flakes missing from front of lower blade. "Waikouaiti" written on front.
Provenance Place:
Waikouaiti, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D20.710
Details
- Provenance Place
- Waikouaiti, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 170 x 61.9 x 34.8mm
- Credit Line
- James Murdoch
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- World, Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D20.710
- On Display
- No
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