Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Dark grey stone. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with the back wider than the front. Surface is ground and bruised. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade; sides are reduced in the front to form a ridge. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is straight and blunt. "Green Isl. Beach Kaikorai Mouth" inscription
Provenance Place:
Kaikorai Estuary, Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D31.1398
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikorai Estuary, Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 250 x 48 x 51.5mm
- Credit Line
- Fels Fund, John Christie Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D31.1398
- On Display
- No
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