Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken adze. The butt is broken and a large portion of the cutting edge is missing. The cross section is oval. The proper left side is thicker than the proper right side. The surface is predominantly ground with some bruising on the back and flaking on the proper left side. The butt is undifferentiated or absent. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is asymmetrical, blunt and chipped. There is a large fragment (more than 50%) missing from the proper right side of the cutting edge.
Provenance Place:
Wickliffe Bay, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D42.2
Details
- Provenance Place
- Wickliffe Bay, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 128 x 80 x 30mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D42.2
- On Display
- No
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