Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken adze (large fragment missing from proper right blade). Stone. Dark grey, mid grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on front and back, bruised on sides, some flaking. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Large fragment missing from proper right side, large chip on proper left side. Tarewai Pt written on front.
Provenance Place:
Tarewai Point, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D29.5111
Details
- Provenance Place
- Tarewai Point, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 106 x 39 x 29mm
- Credit Line
- Dr Gordon Dempster
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.5111
- On Display
- No
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