Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Oval at poll and asymmetrical at blade. Surface is ground on the front, bruised around the butt and flaked down the back. Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been reduced and shoulders raised. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line, although bevel has been flaked away on the right side proper. Cutting edge is sharp and rounded with minor chipping.
Provenance Place:
Heyward Point, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D25.126
Details
- Provenance Place
- Heyward Point, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 117.6 x 48.3 x 25.1mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D25.126
- On Display
- No
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