Skip to content
Checkout

Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Previously broken in two pieces, but glued back together. Light grey, brown, and black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Differentiation between butt and blade; sides tapered towards the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Mouth of Kaikorai Stream" inscription.

Provenance Place:
Kaikorai Estuary, Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D49.464

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
160 x 63 x 28mm
Media/Materials
basalt, Lava, Volcanic, Igneous, Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Mrs Freeman
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D49.464
On Display
No

Rapua te kohika

Search the Collection

Rapu mā ia wāhaka

Search by Department