Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. The front side is almost completely ground, except for a small rough patch on the upper PL side, just below the butt. Front side has a thin line which has been ground. This line expands outwards once it meets the chin of the blade. There are two rough patches on either side of this line. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is blunt and curved, chipped.
Provenance Place:
Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D45.1154
Details
- Provenance Place
- Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 64 x 35 x 16mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D45.1154
- On Display
- No
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