Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken adze. Large fragment missing from proper right of cutting edge and butt. Asymmetrical cross-section The surface is ground, with bruising and flaking on the sides and back. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides taper towards the poll end. The bevel is demarcated by a chin due to flaking on the back of the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and curved, with a large portion of the proper right side broken.
Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D39.3397
Details
- Provenance Place
- Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 90.9 x 52.4 x 15.5mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D39.3397
- On Display
- No
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