Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Oval at poll, asymmetrical at blade. The surface is ground, with flaking at the poll and down both sides. Butt has minor differentiation - the left side proper shoulder is slightly tapered The bevel is continuous with the blade and curves toward the cutting edge. The cutting edge is curved, smooth and sharp.
Provenance Place:
Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D25.1996
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 266 x 76 x 39.7mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D25.1996
- On Display
- No
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