Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken adze, part of butt and most of blade remaining. Dark grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and bruised. Front of the butt is reduced to form a ridge and sides are slightly reduced. Poll is not present. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is not present due to large flake missing from the front of blade. "Onepoto" inscription.
Provenance Place:
Onepoto, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Papanui Inlet, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D38.1216
Details
- Provenance Place
- Onepoto, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Papanui Inlet, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 138 x 43.5 x 48mm
- Credit Line
- Mr David Teviotdale
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D38.1216
- On Display
- No
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