Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Stone. Mid green. Cross-section if butt is oval, cross-section of blade is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with bruising on sides and butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced forming small shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and oblique with a slight curve. "Lower Portobello" written on front, though writing is partially missing.
Provenance Place:
Lower Portobello, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D57.369
Details
- Provenance Place
- Lower Portobello, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 96.1 x 41.1 x 26mm
- Credit Line
- Dr A Roy
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D57.369
- On Display
- No
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