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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Trapezoidal with back narrower than front at poll; plano-convex with front flattened at blade. Surface is ground with heavy flaking around poll and butt, and down sides. Butt has minor differentiation; front has been reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line running from corner to corner.

Provenance Place:
Kātiki, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand

D29.1551

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
103.4 x 42.7 x 14.9mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Main Department
Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
Secondary Department
Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
Accession Number
D29.1551
On Display
No

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