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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete unfinished adze Asymmetrical cross-section The surface is flaked and bruised with some ground areas on bevel and blade. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a faint line. The cutting edge is sharp and curved with some bruising on the edge.

Provenance Place:
Shag River, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand

D29.1986

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
49.22 x 19.65 x 10.97mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D29.1986
On Display
No

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