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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Oval at poll, lenticular at blade. Surface is ground toward cutting edge and bruised everywhere else. Butt has minor differentiation; sides have been reduced slightly. Bevel is demarcated by a faint straight line and curves toward cutting edge. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and very slightly curved.

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

D25.136

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
71.6 x 33.4 x 17.9mm
Media/Materials
stone, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D25.136
On Display
No

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