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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete unfinished adze. Dark grey stone. The cross-section is asymmetrical. The surface is flaked and bruised with a ground area on the front of the blade. The stone of the butt is reduced on the proper right. The bevel is demarcated by a line of flake scars. The cutting edge is straight and irregular.

Provenance Place:
The Neck, Rakiura, Southland, New Zealand

D32.396

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
107 x 45 x 14.5mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Miss M Teviotdale
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D32.396
On Display
No

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