Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross section is rectangular. Surface of blade is ground, surface of butt is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced. Concaved area on back of butt. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and straight. On front; Little Papanui Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular on the blade and circular on the butt Surface is ground on the blade and bruised on the butt Major differentiation between the butt and blade. Sides are reduced to create shoulders Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.
Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D29.360
Details
- Provenance Place
- Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 111 x 56 x 24mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.360
- On Display
- No
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