Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly ground with some bruising towards the poll. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is strongly demarcated by a line along the chin. The cutting edge is sharp and angled, with the proper left side of the blade longer than the right. The sides of the blade taper towards the poll.
Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D41.133
Details
- Provenance Place
- Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 151 x 45 x 34mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D41.133
- On Display
- No
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