Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. The cross section is plano-convex with the front flattened. The surface is flaked and bruised. There is a square piece of paper with writing adhered to the front. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a ridge at the chin. The cutting edge is straight but asymmetrical with the proper left side of the blade shorter than the right. The edge is chipped and blunt.
Provenance Place:
Taukupa River, New Zealand
D25.692
Details
- Provenance Place
- Taukupa River, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 104 x 52 x 23mm
- Credit Line
- Thomson Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D25.692
- On Display
- No
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