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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken adze (fragment of front of adze missing). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly bruised and flaked, bevel is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge not present along with large fragment of front adze missing. "Greenhill Near Bluff" written on back.

Provenance Place:
Bluff, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand

D2016.79

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
120.54 x 32.89 x 21.66mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
A McDonald
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D2016.79
On Display
No

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