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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground on front. Front half of butt is bruised. Back side is almost completely flaked except for chin of blade, which is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.

Provenance Place:
Sandfly Bay, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D30.50

Details

Measurements
97 x 40 x 19mm
Media/Materials
stone, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D30.50
On Display
No

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