Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Unfinished adze. Green and brown stone. The cross-section is irregular. The surface has ground areas on both sides of the blade, and flaked and bruised. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a line in the stone. It is asymmetrical and flaked. The cutting edge is flaked and blunt. There is a label saying "A. Moritzson Collection." on the front of the adze.

Production Primary Date:
Early

Provenance Place:
Milford Sound, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand, Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand

D18.388

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