Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete basalt adze. Cross-section is triangular on butt and upper blade, with apex to the top. Towards the distal end, the apex flattens making the cross-section trapezoidal, with the front narrower than the back. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced forming small shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, slightly curved.
Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D52.719
Details
- Provenance Place
- Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 298 x 69.8 x 57.9mm
- Credit Line
- Mr C.F. Hunt
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D52.719
- On Display
- Yes
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