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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Green stone. Oval cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised with flake scars at the butt and cutting edge. There is a reduction in the stone on the front and back proper right of the butt. The bevel is demarcated by a small ground area. The cutting edge is blunt and flaked.

Provenance Place:
Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand

D21.633

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
151 x 53 x 36mm
Media/Materials
stone, inorganic
Credit Line
Sir Frederick Chapman
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D21.633
On Display
No

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