Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross-section is triangular (apex towards front). Surface is ground on the blade, bruised on the butt. There are two bruised patches on the sides of the concave blade, with a ground patch between them. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced to form shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, concave.
Provenance Place:
Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D68.2594
Details
- Provenance Place
- Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 179 x 43 x 49mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D68.2594
- On Display
- No
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