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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Adze roughout. Dark grey stone with a patch of light grey on the poll. Lenticular cross-section. The surface is flaked and ground. There is no distinction between the front and the back. The bevel is demarcated by a light asymmetrical ridge. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

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

D41.236

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
91 x 41.5 x 16mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
W.J. Popplewell
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D41.236
On Display
No

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