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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is semi-circular with front flattened. Surface is ground, some flaking on back butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll and back butt slopes up towards poll. Fragment missing from proper right butt. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and straight.

Provenance Place:
North Otago, Otago, New Zealand

D2003.8

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
116 x 63 x 30mm
Media/Materials
Greywacke, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D2003.8
On Display
No

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