Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross-section is oval at butt, becoming more rectangular towards blade. Surface is ground on front blade, partially ground on sides and bevel, flaked on all other surfaces. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced. Bevel is only ground across middle, unfinished on proper right and left sides, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped. "Waitaki" written on front.
Provenance Place:
Waitaki, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
D30.645
Details
- Provenance Place
- Waitaki, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 96.2 x 42.2 x 16.6mm
- Credit Line
- McCully Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D30.645
- On Display
- No
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