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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken adze (Large fragment on the proper-right side missing) Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground, proper-right side is flaked. Small flake on the proper left half of the back. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved. Large flake missing on proper right side of the blade.

Provenance Place:
Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D46.736

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
56 x 32 x 11mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D46.736
On Display
No

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