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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Incomplete adze, lower blade and bevel end only. Black stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground with bruising on the sides and some flake scars on the front of the blade and the proper left of the cutting edge. The bevel is demarcated by an asymmetrical sloped ridge. The cutting edge is sharp and smooth except for the flake scar.

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

D35.1367

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
81 x 51.5 x 25mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D35.1367
On Display
No

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