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 oval. Surface of blade is ground, surface of butt is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front slightly reduced and sides reduced. Poll cut into butt at an angle. Proper right back of butt reduced. Bevel demarcated by lines. Cutting edge chipped off. Otago written on back.
Provenance Place:
Otago, New Zealand
D64.615
Details
- Provenance Place
- Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 173 x 62 x 40mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D64.615
- On Display
- No
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