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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, demarcated by a large ridge. Fragment missing from poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and and curved, chipped on proper left and right. Waipapa Pt. (W) written on front.

Provenance Place:
Waipapa Point, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand

D53.1111

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
185 x 53 x 43mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori, Archaeology
Accession Number
D53.1111
On Display
No

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