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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Oval at poll, rectangular at blade. The surface is ground with bruising on the sides and around the front of the butt. Butt has major differentiation, shoulders taper in clearly on both sides. The bevel is demarcated by a very faint ridge and the cutting edge is sharp and curved, with a chip on the front proper right.

Provenance Place:
Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D53.9

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
101.6mm (4")
Media/Materials
stone, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D53.9
On Display
No

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