Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete Trapezoidal blade. Front of blade is ground and scratched with flake scarring present, especially around poll portion. Back of blade is also ground with flake scarring around the left side and top portion. No differentiation between butt and blade. Blade however does taper in towards poll portion. No clear reduction to shoulder though. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is sharp and appears more straight than curved.
Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D38.91
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Credit Line
- W Ferry
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D38.91
- On Display
- No
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