Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Oval at poll, rectangular at blade. Ground on blade with bruising around butt. Poll is flaked. Butt has major differentiation - sides have been reduced and shoulders slightly raised. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line running from corner to corner and meeting in the centre of the blade. Cutting edge is straight and moderately sharp with minor chipping.
Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D31.1565
Details
- Provenance Place
- Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 108.3 x 47.5 x 22.4mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D31.1565
- On Display
- No
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