Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Poll is triangular with apex to front. Blade is oval. The surface is ground with heavy flaking around the butt and poll. Butt has major differentiation, the sides have been reduced to form an apex on the front. The bevel is demarcated by a very faint ridge. The cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved, with flaking on the front right side proper.
Provenance Place:
Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D53.13
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 57.15mm (2 1/4")
- Media/Materials
- Mudstone, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic, stone
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D53.13
- On Display
- No
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