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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete, unfinished adze. Cross section is triangular. Back surface is ground with some flake scars. Proper right side of front is flaked along the edge and ground along the peak. The proper left side of front is flaked. The butt is undifferentiated from the blade. The blade is unfinished and there is no bevel. The cutting edge is straight, blunt and ground.

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

D29.1892

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
67.5 x 26 x 16.5mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D29.1892
On Display
No

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