Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly ground, with bruising and flaking along both sides. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and asymmetrically curved, with the proper right side longer than the left. The blade tapers from the cutting edge to the poll.
Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D41.135
Details
- Provenance Place
- Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 57 x 26 x 13mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D41.135
- On Display
- No
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