Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken adze, lower part of the blade only Rectangular cross-section. The back is ground with some bruising at both sides and flaking at the top. The front is ground near the lower end but otherwise flake-scarred. The piece of adze is the blade and bevel only, there is no butt The broken top end is flaked and irregular. The bevel is not clearly demarcated and the cutting edge is sharp but asymmetrical and has flake scars
Provenance Place:
Otago, New Zealand
D21.672
Details
- Provenance Place
- Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Credit Line
- Sir Frederick Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.672
- On Display
- No
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