Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken adze as there is no butt. The cross section is rectangular. The surface of the front is flaked but the back and sides are bruised and the blade is ground. There is no butt. The bevel is demarcated by a line at the chin where the surface changes from ground to bruised. The blade is curved. The cutting edge is sharp and curved with chips on the proper right hand side.
Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D32.2001
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 126.8 x 69.9 x 32.2mm
- Credit Line
- Fels Fund
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D32.2001
- On Display
- No
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