Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Oval cross-section at butt and quadrangular at the blade. The surface is mostly ground with bruising and some flake scars on the butt. There is a distinct shoulder across the front with a reduction in the stone on the front of the butt. The bevel is demarcated by an asymmetrical triangular line. The cutting edge is sharp and straight.
Provenance Place:
Coal Creek, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand, Otago, New Zealand
D18.481
Details
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 233 x 64 x 37mm
- Credit Line
- L Moore
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D18.481
- On Display
- No
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