Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Stone. Dark and light green. Cross-section is oval, though front flattens out slightly towards blade, so cross-section becomes more rectangular. Surface is bruised except on cutting edge. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced. One large lug on poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight. Bevel is concave. Area between bevel and butt slightly reduced.
Provenance Place:
Otago, New Zealand
D25.600
Details
- Provenance Place
- Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 300 x 62.41 x 69.13mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D25.600
- On Display
- No
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