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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken adze (everything but cutting edge remaining). Stone. Dark grey and brown, reddish at poll. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, with some flaking on sides, and bruising on butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Too much of lower blade missing to determine bevel and cutting edge. Otago written on front.

Provenance Place:
Otago, New Zealand

D25.1937

Details

Provenance Place
Otago, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
131 x 52 x 24mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D25.1937
On Display
No

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