Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken adze. Poll end not present. Triangular cross-section. The blade is partially ground on the bevel and front. The surface is primarily flaked and unground stone. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides taper towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a faint line, and a transition from ground to unground stone. The blade is sharp, curved and lightly chipped.
Provenance Place:
Pīpīkāretu, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D29.621
Details
- Provenance Place
- Pīpīkāretu, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 74 x 49.3 x 12.7mm
- Credit Line
- Mr David Teviotdale
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.621
- On Display
- No
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