Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete roughout (adze in two pieces, now fixed). Stone. Mid green, light grey, light brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front heavily reduced at end and slopes down towards poll, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge at chin, flaked and unfinished. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, also unfinished. Papatowai written on front and back.
Provenance Place:
Papatowai, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D39.1270
Details
- Provenance Place
- Papatowai, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 286 x 67.6 x 54.4mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D39.1270
- On Display
- No
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