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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete unfinished adze. Dark grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is indicated by an irregular ground area. The cutting edge is blunt, straight and chipped.

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

D41.240

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
94 x 41 x 11.5mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
W.J. Popplewell
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D41.240
On Display
No

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