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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with bruising, and flaking on back and sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll, back of butt slopes up towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. "Long Beach?" written on back.

Provenance Place:
Long Beach, Otago, New Zealand

D28.503

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Charles Napier
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D28.503
On Display
No

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