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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front and back of adze is ground, sides are bruised. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front and back reducing towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by faint line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight, with chipping along cutting edge.

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

D25.680

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
131 x 51 x 21mm
Media/Materials
stone, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D25.680
On Display
No

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