Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with some flaking on sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Sides reduced. Front of poll end of butt slopes down. Bevel is continuous with blade, though is demarcated by surface, where it changes. Bevel is concave. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.
Provenance Place:
Allans Beach, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D79.6659
Details
- Provenance Place
- Allans Beach, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 74 x 39 x 17mm
- Media/Materials
- argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic, stone
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D79.6659
- On Display
- No
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