Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Asymmetrical triangular cross-section. The surface is ground, bruised and flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The width of the blade is uniform from the cutting edge to the poll. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.
Provenance Place:
Pounawea, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D52.320
Details
- Provenance Place
- Pounawea, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 85 x 25 x 20mm
- Credit Line
- Mr Les Lockerbie
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D52.320
- On Display
- No
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