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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Differentiation between butt and blade; sides tapered toward the poll. There is no obvious bevel. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "PapanuiInl" inscription

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

D29.32

Details

Measurements
53 x 31.5 x 12mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Fels Fund, W Dick
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D29.32
On Display
No

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