Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical and approximately oval. The proper right side is unfinished. It is not clear which is the front and which is the back. The surface is predominantly ground with flaking and bruising along the sides and edges. There is a small, rectangular piece of paper adhered to one side with "446" written on it. The butt is undifferentiated. The poll has a protrusion on the proper right side. The bevel is not distinguishable.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, South Westland, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D24.1244
Details
- Provenance Place
- Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, South Westland, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 60 x 27mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D24.1244
- On Display
- No
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