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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Stone. Light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with some flaking on sides and back, some bruising on front and butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Front and sides reduced forming small shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is blunt and straight, heavily chipped. Hedgehope Southland written on front.

Provenance Place:
Southland District, South Island, New Zealand

D35.1328

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
169 x 45 x 34mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
R Brown
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D35.1328
On Display
No

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