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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete roughout. Cross-section roughly oval. Surface is flaked, except near cutting edge, where the surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper to poll end. Bevel is demarcated by a rough line at chin, cutting edge is sharp and straight, large chip on proper left, smaller chip on proper right. "Waitaki" written on front.

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

D30.810

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
85.9 x 31 x 29.8mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
McCully Collection
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D30.810
On Display
No

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