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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Adze roughout. Cross section is trapezoidal with the front narrower than the back. The surface is mostly flaked with some small ground areas. The butt is differentiated by a reduction of the front towards the poll. The bevel unfinished and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is blunt and irregular.

Provenance Place:
Shag River Mouth, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand

D2016.33

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
84 x 25.5 x 24mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D2016.33
On Display
No

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