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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Incomplete adze, butt missing. Dark brown stone. Oval cross-section. The surface is bruised. There is no indication of the beginning of a butt. The top of the adze ends in a flat broken surface. The bevel is demarcated by a slight ridge. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

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

D35.1376

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
107 x 51.5 x 22.5mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Main Department
Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
Secondary Department
Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
Accession Number
D35.1376
On Display
No

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