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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken adze (Upper butt not present). Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is almost entirely ground. Butt has a rough patch on the tip of it where the poll had been broken off. No differentiation between butt and blade, upper butt broken off. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved, concave.

Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand

D20.720

Details

Provenance Place
Unlocalised, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
179 x 64 x 36mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D20.720
On Display
No

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