Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is covered in small flakes, mostly on the back. Outside of these flakes, the back is ground. On the front side, there are two flakes on either side, the rest is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Butt is slanted at an angle. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.
Provenance Place:
Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D45.1138
Details
- Provenance Place
- Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 105 x 45 x 23mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D45.1138
- On Display
- No
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