Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Thin quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground, bruised and flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge to the poll. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.
Production Primary Date:
Early
Provenance Place:
Glenorchy, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
D44.297
Details
- Provenance Place
- Glenorchy, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 116 x 46 x 11mm
- Credit Line
- Charles Haines
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D44.297
- On Display
- No
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