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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken adze, butt end only. Dark brown stone. The cross-section is quadrangular. The surface is bruised on the butt, ground on the blade and flaked at the break. There is a reduction in the sides of the stone at the butt. There is no bevel or cutting edge present.

Provenance Place:
Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand

D52.890

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
96 x 48 x 27mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Mr J Campbell and Mrs Johnston
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D52.890
On Display
No

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