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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Stone. Light green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll and front slopes down towards poll. Poll is angled from proper right down to proper left. Bevel is demarcated by a line. What remains of cutting edge is sharp and curved, majority of cutting edge is chipped. Southland written on front.

Provenance Place:
Southland District, South Island, New Zealand

D44.609

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
102 x 43 x 19mm
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D44.609
On Display
No

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