Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Oval at poll, trapezoidal at blade with back narrower than front. Ground with heavy bruising around butt and edges. Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been clearly reduced and front and side of shoulder has been raised. Bevel is continuous with blade and tapers down to cutting edge. Cutting edge is slightly rounded, moderately sharp and has heavy chipping.
Provenance Place:
Cape Saunders, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D75.584
Details
- Provenance Place
- Cape Saunders, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 233 x 66.9 x 51.4mm
- Media/Materials
- argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D75.584
- On Display
- No
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