Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
complete rectangular becoming oval at the butt. Narrows in the side from the blade towards the poll. The surface is ground front and back with significant bruising up the sides. Minor differentiation between the butt and blade, a slight reduction on the sides and front from the blade to the butt. the bevel is curved and distinguishable from the blade by a faint line more visible on the proper right. The cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp but significantly chipped.
Provenance Place:
Doctors Point, Blueskin Bay, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D20.737
Details
- Provenance Place
- Doctors Point, Blueskin Bay, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 133 x 51 x 32mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D20.737
- On Display
- No
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