Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross-section of blade is triangular, with apex to front. Cross-section of butt is circular. Surface is ground. Major differentiation between blade and butt, with front and sides reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, and concave at top of bevel, flattening out towards cutting edge. Cutting edge is blunt and curved.
Provenance Place:
Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D25.676
Details
- Provenance Place
- Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 152 x 44 x 46mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D25.676
- On Display
- No
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