Skip to content

Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Dark green and light brown stone. Surface is ground with bruising on the front of butt. Cross-section is square on the butt and rectangular on the blade. Some reduction on the front of butt at the poll. Sides taper toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight, but with two large flakes missing from the centre. "Paua Bay Banks Peninsula" inscription on front.

Provenance Place:
Banks Peninsula, Banks Peninsula District, Canterbury, New Zealand

D35.1422

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
173 x 62.5 x 35.5mm
Media/Materials
argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
L Vangioni
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D35.1422
On Display
No

Rapua te kohika

Search the Collection

Rapu mā ia wāhaka

Search by Department