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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken adze (everything but cutting edge remaining). Stone. Green and brown. Cross-section is oval. Surface of front is ground, surface of back is lightly bruised. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced forming a very small shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge missing, heavily chipped. Southland is written on front.

Provenance Place:
Southland, New Zealand

D50.56

Details

Provenance Place
Southland, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
110 x 44 x 26mm
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D50.56
On Display
No

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