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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, quartzite, Toki

Complete adze Cross-section is triangular, apex is towards the front. Surface of front is ground. The rest is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade. Blade is sharp and curved.

Provenance Place:
Pahia Point, Te Waewae Bay, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand, Oturehua, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand

D66.1696

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
119 x 34 x 22mm
Media/Materials
Silcrete, Metamorphic, Rock, inorganic, stone
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D66.1696
On Display
No

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