Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Butt is differentiated from the blade by a straight ridge on the front. Sides of the butt are tapered toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade with a concave indentation. Cutting edge is curved and blunt. Attached sticker reads "found on Summit of Signal Hill near ruined whare. 26.12.15. SM--. Had I a tongue what tales I could tell of whakas and Kaitangatas: te nagui". Another attached sticker reads "Kanuita-u Te Aroho Kea Koi"
Provenance Place:
Signal Hill, Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D59.39
Details
- Production Place
- Otago, New Zealand
- Provenance Place
- Signal Hill, Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 205 x 83.5 x 38mm
- Media/Materials
- Sandstone, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Mrs Gordon MacDonald
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D59.39
- On Display
- No
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