Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze Poll is asymmetrical, blade is rectangular The surface is ground with bruising on the side edges and the front of the butt. There is flaking on the poll and on the back of the left side proper. Butt has major differentiation, front and sides are reduced and shoulders are raised. The bevel is demarcated by a strong ridge and curves toward the cutting edge. The cutting edge is smooth, sharp and straight, with a chip on the front proper left corner.
Provenance Place:
Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D29.5093
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 127.1 x 51.8 x 19.1mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.5093
- On Display
- No
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