Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze Rectangular cross-section. The blade is ground on the front and back at the bevel end. The sides are ground with some bruising and flaking. The butt end of the front and the surface past the bevel on the back are unground stone. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides taper towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a shift from ground stone on the bevel, to unground stone. The blade is sharp, curved and lightly chipped.
Provenance Place:
Pīpīkāretu, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D29.620
Details
- Provenance Place
- Pīpīkāretu, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 72.2 x 33.7 x 11.7mm
- Credit Line
- Mr David Teviotdale
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.620
- On Display
- No
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