Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken basalt adze, blade remaining in two pieces. Dark grey in colour. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on front and back, with bruising and flaking along sides. Sides of blade taper towards broken edge. Proper left side of cutting edge remaining, sharp and curved. Bevel is continuous with blade.
Provenance Place:
Hoopers Inlet, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D78.277
Details
- Provenance Place
- Hoopers Inlet, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 71.9 x 43.2 x 24mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D78.277
- On Display
- No
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