Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with sides tapered towards the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a slight line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Papanui" inscription
Provenance Place:
Cape Saunders, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Papanui Inlet, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D29.5772
Details
- Provenance Place
- Cape Saunders, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Papanui Inlet, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 76 x 35.5 x 16mm
- Media/Materials
- blackstone, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Mrs MacAndrew
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.5772
- On Display
- No
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