Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Rectangular at poll, blade is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Ground with flaking around butt and sides and cutting edge. Some bruising present on butt. Butt has major differentiation - sides and front have been reduced and shoulders raised. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line across the blade. Cutting edge is slightly rounded, blunt and heavily chipped.
Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D33.1838
Details
- Provenance Place
- Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 121.6 x 55.3 x 21.5mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D33.1838
- On Display
- No
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