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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze Oval. Ground with heavy bruising and moderate flaking down sides and around poll. Butt has minor differentiation - sides have been reduced. Bevel is demarcated by straight angled line crossing the blade and tapering down to corners. Cutting edge is moderately sharp and rounded. There is a horizontal break across top of shoulder - adze has been mended back together in the past.

Provenance Place:
Papanui Inlet, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Wickliffe Bay, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D24.1410

Details

Measurements
89.9 x 43.2 x 22.8mm
Media/Materials
stone, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D24.1410
On Display
No

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