Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze (adze previously broken in 5 pieces, now fixed). Stone. Dark grey, light grey. Surface of lower blade is mostly ground, some bruising. Bruising on sides and butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, end of blade has two very prominent lugs. Front and sides heavily reduced after lugs, forming large shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a large ridge at chin, cutting edge is sharp and curved, fragment missing from proper right side of cutting edge. Greenhills Southland written on front, Greenhills written on back.

Provenance Place:
Greenhills, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand

D30.1100

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