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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Oval at poll; plano-convex at blade with front flattened. Cutting edge below bevel is ground, the rest is heavily bruised and flaked. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated by strong curved line running from corner to corner of cutting edge. Cutting edge is sharp, smooth and very faintly rounded.

Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D24.816

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
68.1 x 42.3 x 15.8mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D24.816
On Display
No

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