Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Largely rectangular, but proper right side narrows towards back. Surface is ground. Some bruising on proper left side and poll. Some ground ridges on anterior portion. No differentiation between blade and butt. Slight tapering towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Groove on proper right side.
Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D54.148
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 106 x 17mm
- Credit Line
- W Ferry
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D54.148
- On Display
- No
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