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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken adze (Butt and cutting edge missing). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with several patches of bruising on the sides of the blade. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge missing.

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

D59.424

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
148 x 56 x 49mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D59.424
On Display
No

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