Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross-section is lenticular at butt, more rectangular at blade, back rounded. Surface is ground, with flaking on sides of butt and poll. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced, front slopes towards poll on upper butt. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and chipped off. "Waitaki" written on front. Sticker on back reads "Waitaki".
Provenance Place:
Waitaki, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
D30.619
Details
- Provenance Place
- Waitaki, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 128.9 x 70.5 x 18.9mm
- Credit Line
- McCully Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D30.619
- On Display
- No
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