Skip to content
Checkout

Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of blade is ground, surface of butt is bruised. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced to form shoulder. Sides taper towards poll. Lugs present on poll. Bevel demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Provenance Place:
Karamea, Buller District, West Coast, New Zealand

D26.1096

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
210 x 83 x 42mm
Media/Materials
argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D26.1096
On Display
No

Rapua te kohika

Search the Collection

Rapu mā ia wāhaka

Search by Department