Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular on the blade and irregular on the butt. Surface is ground and bruised. Differentiation between the butt and blade; sides are tapered toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp but flaked. Proper left side is much wider than proper right side. "Papanui" inscription.
Provenance Place:
Papanui Inlet, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D29.49
Details
- Provenance Place
- Papanui Inlet, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 77 x 47 x 15mm
- Credit Line
- Fels Fund, W Dick
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D29.49
- On Display
- No
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