Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken adze. Proper right side of blade end remaining. The cross section is asymmetrical. The proper right side is rectangular, the proper left side is missing leaving a trapezoidal edge with the back narrower than the front. The surface is ground. The broken edges are rough. The surface speckled with black. There is a rusty discolouration on the front, side and bevel at the bottom, proper right corner. This discolouration extends up the proper right edge of the front surface, and there is a similar spot on the proper right edge of the back. The butt is absent. The bevel is almost entirely missing, but appears to have been continuous with the blade. The remaining cutting edge is straight and blunt.
Provenance Place:
Wickliffe Bay, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D42.5
Details
- Provenance Place
- Wickliffe Bay, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 79 x 45 x 40mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D42.5
- On Display
- No
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