Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Adze roughout showing large flake scars. Might have been intended to be a hogback. Black- dark grey in colour but has been in a house fire. Some patches of lighter grey obvious. Cutting edge apparently only ca 2cm in this state. Complete roughout. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.
Production Primary Date:
14th Century-18th Century
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D2013.74
Details
- Production Date
- 14th Century-18th Century
- Production Place
- Cannibal Bay, Catlins, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 303 x 92 x 52mm
- Credit Line
- Philip Stratton Boyes, Otago Museum Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D2013.74
- On Display
- No
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