Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete roughout adze. Dark grey stone. Irregular trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. There is no differentiation between the blade and the butt. The front of the blade is convex and the back is concave. The bevel is demarcated from the blade by an irregular line. The cutting edge is flaked and blunt.
Provenance Place:
Brighton, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D50.339
Details
- Provenance Place
- Brighton, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 115.5 x 42 x 24mm
- Credit Line
- Bruce Adam
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D50.339
- On Display
- No
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