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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Cross-section is roughly rectangular. Surface is bruised on most of adze, becoming ground on bevel and front lower blade. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, but demarcated by surface change, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Production Primary Date:
Early

Provenance Place:
Waitaki, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand

D30.578

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
218 x 98.1 x 18.3mm
Credit Line
McCully Collection
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D30.578
On Display
No

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