Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface of the back is ground. The lower surface of the front and sides are ground, the front and sides of the butt are bruised. The butt is differentiated by a strong reduction of the sides at the shoulder, and the heavily bruised surface. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved, blunt and chipped.
Production Primary Date:
Early
Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D29.172
Details
- Provenance Place
- Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 80 x 35mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.172
- On Display
- No
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