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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Incomplete adze - poll, butt and shoulder extant. Oval at poll, rectangular at break. Front and sides are bruised, back is ground. Heavy flaking around break. Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been clearly reduced and front and side of shoulder has been raised. Bevel demarcated by curved line across blade. Cutting edge not present.

Provenance Place:
Papanui Inlet, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Wickliffe Bay, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D24.1412

Details

Measurements
80.9 x 39.4 x 22mm
Media/Materials
stone, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D24.1412
On Display
No

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