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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete roughout. Stone. Mid grey, light brown. Cross section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface is mostly flaked, ground on front. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight, both unfinished. Tarewai written on front.

Provenance Place:
Tarewai Point, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D29.5112

Details

Measurements
63.3 x 26.7 x 18.4mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Dr Gordon Dempster
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D29.5112
On Display
No

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