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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Front and sides reduced to form shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge. Blade is sharp and curved.

Provenance Place:
Waimea Plains, Gore District, Southland, New Zealand

D18.465

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
330 x 73 x 36mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D18.465
On Display
No

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