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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken piece of adze, lower blade and bevel only. Light grey stone. Asymmetrical quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground and flaked. There is no upper blade or butt. The bevel is smooth and demarcated from the blade by the irregular edge to its smooth surface.

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

D21.717

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
50.5 x 37 x 10.5mm
Media/Materials
stone, inorganic
Credit Line
Sir Frederick Chapman
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D21.717
On Display
No

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