Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Rectangular Ground with heavy flaking on back and bruising around butt. Butt has major differentiation - sides and front have been heavily reduced and shoulders have been raised. Bevel is demarcated by two straight lines meeting in an apex in the centre of the blade. Cutting edge is straight with slight rounding, sharp and has minor chipping. GLAM ADZE
Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D52.720
Details
- Provenance Place
- Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 311.15mm (12 1/4")
- Media/Materials
- argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori, Archaeology
- Accession Number
- D52.720
- On Display
- No
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