Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is ground with flaking on the poll, the proper left of the back and the proper right side of the back. Butt undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated with a strong angular line, and strong lines down the sides. The blade is smooth, curved and sharp with some flaking on the proper left corner. Straight sawing marks down the proper right side of the back.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Pahia, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D24.1425
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Pahia, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 103 x 32mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D24.1425
- On Display
- No
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