Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with bruising on the sides of the butt. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade. Sides are reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Papanui Inlet" inscription.
Provenance Place:
Papanui Inlet, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D29.30
Details
- Provenance Place
- Papanui Inlet, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 69 x 46 x 16mm
- Credit Line
- Fels Fund, W Dick
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.30
- On Display
- No
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