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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

complete Very roughly oval. The surface is mostly bruised but with some grinding and minor flake scars. Narrows in the sides towards the poll. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. the bevel is curved, concave, and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp but chipped, and irregularly curved to follow the bevel.

Provenance Place:
Puketeraki, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D24.655

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
188 x 76 x 49mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D24.655
On Display
No

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