Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface of sides is ground, all other surfaces are bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with a raised ridge separating the two. Front reduced after ridge, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Large chip mid cutting edge.
Provenance Place:
Otago, New Zealand
D57.1
Details
- Provenance Place
- Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 244 x 62 x 47mm
- Credit Line
- Miss F Thomson
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D57.1
- On Display
- No
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