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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Stone, Worked

Complete adze with part of the butt missing on the proper right side. Cross-section is rectangular. The surface is mainly bruised with minor flaking on the poll. Very small shoulder between the butt and the blade on the proper left side, proper right side of the butt is missing. The side slightly tapers in after the shoulder. The blade is demarcated by an oblique line at the chin. The cutting edge is oblique and sharp with a small chip on the proper left side.

Provenance Place:
Outram, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D51.369

Details

Measurements
154.9 x 74.6 x 17.5mm
Media/Materials
Schist, Metamorphic, Rock, inorganic, stone
Credit Line
J Bell
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D51.369
On Display
No

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