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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Cross section is plano-convex with the back flattened. The surface is ground with flaking and bruising along the sides. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a faint line along the chin. The cutting edge is blunt, chipped and curved.

Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D41.134

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
56 x 23 x 10mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Main Department
Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
Secondary Department
Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
Accession Number
D41.134
On Display
No

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