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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete roughout. Stone. Grey. Cross-section is triangular, with apex to back. Surface is flaked and ground. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides heavily reduced. Bevel is demarcated by 2 lines coming together at apex. Bevel and and cutting edge unfinished. ?Otago written on front.

Provenance Place:
Otago, New Zealand

D57.352

Details

Provenance Place
Otago, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
221 x 99 x 60mm
Media/Materials
basalt crystal, mineral, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D57.352
On Display
No

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