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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Incomplete adze, blade and bevel end only. Speckled brown stone. The cross-section is rectangular at the bevel and oval with square sides at the blade. The surface is ground and bruised with a large flake scar on the proper left front. The bevel is triangular, concave and demarcated by slight ridges. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.

Provenance Place:
Martins Bay, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand

D44.271

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
115 x 64 x 37.5mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Charles Haines
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D44.271
On Display
No

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