Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on the back and flaked on the front. Minor differentiation between the butt and blade; sides slightly tapered toward the poll. Bevel is continous with the blade. Cutting edge is slightly curved and straight, but flaked. "Papanui" inscription.
Provenance Place:
Papanui Inlet, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D29.42
Details
- Provenance Place
- Papanui Inlet, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 80 x 35 x 13.7mm
- Credit Line
- Fels Fund, W. Dick
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.42
- On Display
- No
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