Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Rectangular at the poll, lozenge at the blade. The surface is ground with bruising all over, and flaking on the front and back of the butt and toward the blade on the back. Butt has minor differentiation, the shoulder tapers in on the left side proper. The bevel is demarcated by a very faint ridge. The cutting edge is sharp, smooth and straight, with flaking in the centre.
Provenance Place:
Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D25.262
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 198.2 x 70.1 x 40.2mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D25.262
- On Display
- No
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