Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross section of the blade is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front, the cross section of the butt is oval. The surface is ground and bruised. There is a large fragment missing from the front of the cutting edge. The butt is differentiated by a change in cross section. The bevel is demarcated by a strongly defined chin. The cutting edge s blunt and chipped.
Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D41.132
Details
- Provenance Place
- Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 128 x 48 x 28mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D41.132
- On Display
- No
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