Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Rectangular at poll, asymmetrical at blade. The surface is ground with bruising all over and some flaking down the front left edge proper. The poll is flaked and the back of the shoulder has heavy flaking. Butt has minor differentiation - the left side proper shoulder is slightly tapered The bevel is demarcated by a ridge and curves down the cutting edge. The cutting edge is rounded, smooth and sharp with minor chipping.
Provenance Place:
Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D25.215
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 197 x 77.8 x 26.5mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D25.215
- On Display
- No
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