Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Stone. Light grey, mid brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, some flaking on sides, back (particularly bevel), and poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Slight reduction of front from flaking at poll end of butt. Bevel is flaked, possibly unfinished, cutting edge is blunt and curved. Curve of cutting edge is concave. Sides of blade flare out towards cutting edge. Nuggets Bay. written on front.
Provenance Place:
Nugget Bay, Kaimataitai, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D55.312
Details
- Provenance Place
- Nugget Bay, Kaimataitai, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 251 x 84.4 x 41.4mm
- Credit Line
- Philip Williamson
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D55.312
- On Display
- No
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