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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, flaked at poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Poll flaked so it slopes down. Blade demarcated by line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, many small chips along cutting edge.

Provenance Place:
Otago, New Zealand

D28.15

Details

Provenance Place
Otago, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
106 x 52 x 21mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Thomson Collection
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D28.15
On Display
No

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