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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. The cross section is trapezoidal with the front flattened. The surface is bruised and ground with some flaking or chipping along the edges. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a line at the chin and its ground surface. The cutting edge is curved, blunt and chipped. It is asymmetrical, with the proper left side longer.

Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D29.180

Details

Measurements
73 x 53 x 19mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D29.180
On Display
No

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