Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section of blade is trapezoidal, front flattened. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surface of blade is ground. Surface of butt is bruised. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, with sides reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.3 chips on proper left side, one large chip on proper right side of cutting edge. 'Otago' written on front.
Provenance Place:
Otago, New Zealand
D63.786
Details
- Provenance Place
- Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 140 x 51 x 28mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D63.786
- On Display
- No
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