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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and bruised. Sides are slightly reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a change in surface from ground to bruised. Cutting edge is straight and sharp with a flake missing from the proper left side. "Waik." and "Waikouaiti" inscriptions.

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

D28.493

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
107.5 x 49 x 26mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Charles Napier, Fels Fund
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D28.493
On Display
No

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