Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Adze roughout Asymmetrical cross section. The surface is mostly flaked, with some grinding on the front of the blade and the bevel. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides are straight. The bevel is continuous on the ground portion of the blade, but demarcated by unfinished, rough stone on the proper right. The cutting edge is sharp and curved, with a small portion missing on the proper left.
Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D33.1778
Details
- Provenance Place
- Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 134.9 x 50.8 x 27.5mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D33.1778
- On Display
- No
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