Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Surface is flaked and bruised Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been reduced. Shoulders are raised. Bevel is demarcated by a faint line. Cutting edge is sharp, straight and heavily chipped. The back of the blade is slightly concave.
Provenance Place:
Goat Island, Otago Harbour, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D2001.88
Details
- Provenance Place
- Goat Island, Otago Harbour, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 310 x 78.1 x 48.3mm
- Media/Materials
- argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D2001.88
- On Display
- No
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