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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken adze, blade only The cross-section is rectangular at the bottom of the blade and trapezoidal with the front narrower than the back. The surface is mostly ground with a few chips on the sides of the adze. The bevel is demarcated by a small ridge. The cutting edge is curved and sharp. There is two small chips on the cutting edge.

Provenance Place:
Wickliffe Bay, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D24.620

Details

Measurements
58 x 36 x 12mm
Media/Materials
stone, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Main Department
Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
Secondary Department
Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
Accession Number
D24.620
On Display
No

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