Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Lenticular cross-section with the front flattened. The surface is mostly ground with flaking on the sides and poll. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge to the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade but demarcated by a flake scar on the proper right. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.
Provenance Place:
Pounawea, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D52.318
Details
- Provenance Place
- Pounawea, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 75 x 36 x 16mm
- Credit Line
- Mr Les Lockerbie
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D52.318
- On Display
- No
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