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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete rough out. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is flaked. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade on the sides but the front of the butt is flaked away to reduce towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique ridge at the chin. The cutting edge is triangular and blunt.

Provenance Place:
Pareora, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand

D30.683

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
120.56 x 26.72 x 23.79mm
Media/Materials
stone, inorganic, Rock
Credit Line
McCully Collection
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D30.683
On Display
No

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