Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is an asymmetric rectangle with the proper right side tapering to the proper left. The surface is ground with bruising on the proper right side of the poll. There is minor demarcation between the butt and blade, with the sides tapering towards the poll. There is sawing marks on the proper right. Both sides of the blade are bevelled and the bevels are continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D41.536
Details
- Provenance Place
- Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 60 x 28mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D41.536
- On Display
- No
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