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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete roughout. Stone. Light grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll, front slopes down towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge at chin, cutting edge is sharp and straight, both unfinished. ?Southland written on front.

Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand

D50.218

Details

Provenance Place
Unlocalised, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
261 x 78 x 41mm
Media/Materials
basalt crystal, mineral, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D50.218
On Display
No

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