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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Unfinished adze. Triangular cross-section. The surface is roughly flaked. Dark grey stone with white specks. There is a reduction in the stone at the front of the butt, and a roughly pointed shoulder. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular ridge. The cutting edge is narrow and irregular.

Provenance Place:
Pounawea, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand

D53.867

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
181 x 65 x 79mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D53.867
On Display
No

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