Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze Trapezoidal cross-section. Back is narrower than the front. The surface is ground, bruised and flaked. There is differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides and front of the blade are reduced at the butt. The bevel is demarcated by a change from a ground surface on bevel o a bruised surface on back of blade. The cutting edge is sharp, straight and lightly chipped.
Provenance Place:
Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D57.374
Details
- Provenance Place
- Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 56.2 x 44.38 x 27.28mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D57.374
- On Display
- No
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