Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken adze. (Blade remaining) Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground. On the back side, there are three flakes; a small one in the top PL corner, another larger one on the PR side, and on the PL corner of the blade. There is only one flake on the front, on the lower PL corner. Butt not present, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.
Provenance Place:
Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D64.135
Details
- Provenance Place
- Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 63 x 73 x 19mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D64.135
- On Display
- No
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