Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. The cross section of the blade is trapezoidal with the back flattened, the cross section of the butt is plano-convex with the back flattened. The surface is flaked, bruised and ground. The butt is differentiated by the change in cross section. The bevel is slightly convex and demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is curved, blunt and chipped.
Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D29.179
Details
- Provenance Place
- Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 105.5 x 36 x 26mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.179
- On Display
- No
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