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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken adze (Blade remaining) Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is blunt and straight, chipped. The width of the blade is fairly uniform from the cutting edge to the broken end.

Provenance Place:
Riverton, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand

D21.622

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
122 x 60 x 34mm
Media/Materials
stone, inorganic
Credit Line
Sir Frederick Chapman
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D21.622
On Display
No

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