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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze Plano-convex cross-section The surface is ground, bruised and chipped. There is minor differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides are reduced and rounded off at the butt. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is blunt and heavily chipped and broken.

Provenance Place:
Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D59.421

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
133.03 x 57.26 x 30.07mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D59.421
On Display
No

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