Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt oval. Surface is ground, flaking on poll. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides slightly reduced. Poll has notch cut into it. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Small chip on proper left side of cutting edge.
Provenance Place:
Allans Beach, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D79.6660
Details
- Provenance Place
- Allans Beach, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 173 x 53 x 21mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D79.6660
- On Display
- No
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