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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Plano-convex cross-section. Front flattened. The surface is bruised with some light flaking. There is major differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides and front of the blade are reduced at the shoulder. The bevel is demarcated by a chin. The cutting edge is blunt, curved and heavily chipped.

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

D30.693

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
323.1 x 89.88 x 52.3mm
Media/Materials
stone, inorganic, Rock
Credit Line
McCully Collection
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D30.693
On Display
No

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