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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised, becoming ground on lower blade and bevel. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced forming shoulder. Small ridge at shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by 2 lines that meet at a point at the chin. Bevel is concave. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "Lovell's Flat." written on front.

Provenance Place:
Lovells Flat, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand

D23.682

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
323 x 79.7 x 51.1mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Duncan MacDonald
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D23.682
On Display
No

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