Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Back side is mostly ground but has a few patches of bruising. Front half of butt is completely bruised, the blade is ground. Both sides are bruised. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced to form shoulder. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.
Provenance Place:
Sandfly Bay, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D45.136
Details
- Provenance Place
- Sandfly Bay, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 159 x 51 x 34mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D45.136
- On Display
- No
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