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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete unfinished adze. Brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is bruised and flaked. There is a shoulder on the front of the blade and a reduction in the stone on the front of the butt. The bevel has a large flake scar. The cutting edge is sharp with a large chip in the proper left corner.

Provenance Place:
Invercargill, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand

D35.1350

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
160 x 32 x 27mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Main Department
Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
Secondary Department
Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
Accession Number
D35.1350
On Display
No

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