Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Trapezoidal with back narrower than front Ground with flaking on poll and cutting edge, and minor bruising on sides. Butt has minor differentiation, sides are tapered toward poll. Bevel continuous with blade, tapering down to cutting edge. Cutting edge is curved, rough and blunt, with major chipping. Prominent saw marks on the top of the front and down the left side proper.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Lower Portobello, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Arahura, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
D22.354
Details
- Provenance Place
- Lower Portobello, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Arahura, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 294 x 69.9 x 37.7mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D22.354
- On Display
- No
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