Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Grey stone. Cross-section is half-circular. Surface is bruised. Large flake missing from the back. Minor differentiation between the butt and blade with the sides slightly tapered towards the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a change of surface. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Papanui Inlet" inscription.
Provenance Place:
Papanui Inlet, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D29.36
Details
- Provenance Place
- Papanui Inlet, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 113 x 57 x 30mm
- Credit Line
- Fels Fund, W. Dick
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.36
- On Display
- No
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