Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Hafted, Toki
Complete adze. Stone. Black and light grey. Cross-section of blade is semi-circular, with front flattened. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surface of blade is mostly ground with some bruising. Surface of butt is bruised, with some flaking, particularly on back. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced, but more heavily reduced on the proper right side, forming shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Hinahina written on front.
Provenance Place:
Hinahina, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D53.1001
Details
- Provenance Place
- Hinahina, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 186 x 59 x 33mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D53.1001
- On Display
- No
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