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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken roughout. Basalt. Dark grey and light grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is flaked and bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Cutting edge and bevel either unfinished or broken off. Pounawea written on back.

Provenance Place:
Pounawea, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand

D47.291

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
85 x 30 x 20mm
Media/Materials
basalt, Lava, Volcanic, Igneous, Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Mr Les Lockerbie
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori, Archaeology
Accession Number
D47.291
On Display
No

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