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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Incomplete, only the cutting edge, bevel and a small section of the blade is present. Trapezoidal, proper right being deeper than proper left. The surface is mostly flaked with a bit of grinding. Butt not present. The bevel flat and distinguishable from the blade by a very faint line. The cutting edge is oblique and sharp.

Provenance Place:
Shag River, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand

D68.960

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
33 x 29 x 6mm
Media/Materials
stone, inorganic, basalt, Lava, Volcanic, Igneous, Rock
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D68.960
On Display
No

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