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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Light brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground and bruised around the butt. There is a reduction in the stone on the front and proper left side of the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is blunt and comes to a point with flake scars on the left and right.

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

D22.760

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
147 x 32.5 x 29mm
Media/Materials
stone, inorganic
Credit Line
Mr H. P. Young
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D22.760
On Display
No

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