Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze roughout. Grey stone. Irregular trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. There is no differentiation between the blade and the butt. The bevel is roughly shaped and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is flaked. The adze had been broken in two and glued back together. The adhesive is discoloured and the crack very visible.
Provenance Place:
Brighton, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D52.12
Details
- Provenance Place
- Brighton, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 200 x 68.5 x 38.5mm
- Credit Line
- Andrew Scott
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori, Archaeology
- Accession Number
- D52.12
- On Display
- No
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