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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken adze (Back side of butt missing) Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on front. Flaked on proper right side of back. No differentiation between butt and blade. Backside half of butt is missing. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.

Provenance Place:
Glenorchy, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand

D44.179

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
78 x 36 x 13mm
Media/Materials
greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic
Credit Line
Charles Haines
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D44.179
On Display
No

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