Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Incomplete Trapezoidal cross-section with back narrower than front. Front of blade is ground with bruising. Back of blade has bruised and has flake scars. No differentiation between blade and butt - Butt portion is missing. Bevel is still being worked as flake scars are present - Difficult to identify line/ridge or whether continuous on blade. Cutting edge is jagged and on a slight curve.
Provenance Place:
Tahakopa River Mouth, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D35.538
Details
- Provenance Place
- Tahakopa River Mouth, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 53 x 38 x 19mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D35.538
- On Display
- No
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