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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Stone. Grey with black veins. Cross-section is rectangular. Surfaces of front, and back blade are ground. Surfaces of sides and back butt are bruised with some flaking. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. ?Otago written on proper right side.

Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand

D51.360

Details

Provenance Place
Unlocalised, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
131 x 56 x 22mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Andrew Scott
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D51.360
On Display
No

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