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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

roughout rectangular cross-section. Flaked surface The blade tapers in from the cutting edge towards the poll. There is no differentiation between the blade and the butt The stone at the lower back of the adze is in the rough shape of a bevel but it ends at a rough flat side rather than a cutting edge. The blade is asymmetrical and unfinished.

Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand

D21.656

Details

Provenance Place
Unlocalised, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Media/Materials
stone, inorganic
Credit Line
Sir Frederick Chapman
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D21.656
On Display
No

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