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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Incomplete, broken adze Rectangular cross-section The surface is ground with a large chip on the back. This piece appears to be a mid blade portion at bevel/cutting edge end of an adze. There is a marked curve on the back of the blade indicating the bevel. No cutting edge present.

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

D52.730

Details

Measurements
43.8 x 64.8 x 21.1mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Secondary Department
Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo, Archaeology
Accession Number
D52.730
On Display
No

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