Skip to content
Checkout

Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete basalt adze. Cross-section is triangular on butt and upper blade, with apex to the top. Towards the distal end, the apex flattens making the cross-section trapezoidal, with the front narrower than the back. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced forming small shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, slightly curved.

Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D52.719

Details

Measurements
298 x 69.8 x 57.9mm
Media/Materials
basalt, Lava, Volcanic, Igneous, Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Mr C.F. Hunt
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D52.719
On Display
Yes

Rapua te kohika

Search the Collection

Rapu mā ia wāhaka

Search by Department