Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Probably incomplete, seems to have split laterally leaving only the proper left side. probably rectangular. The surface is ground with some bruising. No differentiation between blade and butt though it appears to narrow towards the poll. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved but chipped. Incomplete adze Trapezoidal with front narrower than back. Surface is ground and bruised. There is a reduction in the sides of the butt. Bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is sharp and chipped, and the proper right edge of the blade is broken.
Provenance Place:
Shag River, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
D68.962
Details
- Provenance Place
- Shag River, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 77 x 21 x 9mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D68.962
- On Display
- No
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