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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete Oval cross-section The surface is ground and bruised. There is a slight reduction on the top of the blade towards the butt. The bevel is demarcated by a faint line. The sides of the blade taper in slightly from the cutting edge the poll. The cutting edge is sharp, curved and chipped, and is missing a large portion of the true left edge.

Provenance Place:
Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D45.1079

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
200 x 76.64 x 41.56mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D45.1079
On Display
No

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