Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical: the proper left side is plano-convex with the back flattened, the proper right side is trapezoidal with the back narrower then the front. The surface is flaked, bruised and ground. The surface of the poll is flat and smooth with fine abrasions as if sawn. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.
Provenance Place:
Pīpīkāretu, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D29.4472
Details
- Provenance Place
- Pīpīkāretu, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 61 x 57 x 13mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.4472
- On Display
- No
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