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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Dark grey stone. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is rectangular. Major differentiation between butt and blade; sides reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp on proper right side and broken off from mid-blade to proper left side. "Dunedin?" inscription

Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand

D47.543

Details

Provenance Place
Unlocalised, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
226 x 74.7 x 33mm
Media/Materials
basalt, Lava, Volcanic, Igneous, Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
D Cassells
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D47.543
On Display
No

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