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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is semi-circular, with front flattened. Surfaces of front and back lower blade are ground, Back and proper left sides are flaked, other surfaces are bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Poll angles down from proper left to proper right. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, large fragment of proper left cutting edge missing.

Provenance Place:
North Otago, Otago, New Zealand

D2003.13

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
123 x 61 x 28mm
Media/Materials
argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D2003.13
On Display
No

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