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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with some areas of natural roughness at poll and along proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Proper left poll has been reduced. Bevelled on front and back. Front bevel is small, and demarcated by a straight line. Back bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand

D25.565

Details

Provenance Place
Unlocalised, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
58 x 20 x 7mm
Media/Materials
greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Pounamu
Credit Line
Thomson Collection
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D25.565
On Display
No

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