Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section of blade is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Cross-section of butt is semi-circular, back flattened. Surface of blade is ground, becoming ground on butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, and heavily chipped. Otago written on front.
Provenance Place:
Otago, New Zealand
D63.787
Details
- Provenance Place
- Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 154 x 59 x 29mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D63.787
- On Display
- No
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