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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete unfinished adze. Rounded quadrangular cross-section. The surface is bruised with some flake scars. There is a small protruding shoulder on the proper left side at the base of the butt, but there is no other differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved, blunt and chipped.

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

D22.749

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
230 x 59 x 29.5mm
Media/Materials
stone, inorganic
Credit Line
Mr H. P. Young
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D22.749
On Display
No

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