Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical. The proper right side is trapezoidal with the back narrower then the front. The proper left side is trapezoidal with the front narrower than the back. The surface is predominantly ground with some bruising on the proper left side and the back of the butt. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight, chipped and blunt.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D24.1243
Details
- Provenance Place
- Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 40 x 25mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D24.1243
- On Display
- No
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