Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground on the front of the blade and the bevel, bruised on the back of the blade, and flaked on the front and sides. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by an asymmetrical ridge. The cutting edge is sharp and oblique.

Provenance Place:
Haast River, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand

D38.300

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