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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete rough-out. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished. Complete adze. Cross section is rectangular. The surface is flaked, bruised and ground. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is small and demarcated by a ridge. The cutting edge is straight and sharp but chipped.

Provenance Place:
Shag River Mouth, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand

D29.1481

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
97 x 34 x 21mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D29.1481
On Display
No

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