Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. The surface is mainly ground. On the front side the butt is bruised and the back side has some bruised areas. There is minor differentiation between the butt and the blade with the sides tapering off towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line at the chin and is curved itself. The cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp with no chipping.
Provenance Place:
Outram, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D51.368
Details
- Provenance Place
- Outram, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 158.7 x 52.2 x 22.2mm
- Media/Materials
- Greywacke, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic, stone
- Credit Line
- J Bell
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D51.368
- On Display
- No
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