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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground on front and back of lower blade around bevel. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped along cutting edge.

Provenance Place:
Waitaki, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand

D32.1535

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
70.9 x 31.2 x 10.3mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Mr J Raeside
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D32.1535
On Display
No

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