Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken adze (large fragment of lower blade missing). Stone. Light grey. Cross-section of butt is rectangular, cross-section of blade is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Surface is ground, with some bruising around sides of butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced forming shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved, chipped. Large fragment missing from lower blade and cutting edge on proper right side. "Nth Taieri" written on front.
Provenance Place:
North Taieri, Taieri Plain, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D2016.99
Details
- Provenance Place
- North Taieri, Taieri Plain, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 111.2 x 49.4 x 25.7mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D2016.99
- On Display
- No
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