Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Green and brown stone. Surface is bruised. Cross-section is circular on the butt and rectangular on the blade. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Dunedin." inscription.
Provenance Place:
Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D60.27
Details
- Provenance Place
- Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 168 x 45 x 24.8mm
- Media/Materials
- Greywacke, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Mrs R Tyree
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D60.27
- On Display
- No
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