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1923.87.30

Adze (unhafted) of close-grained grey stone, very well ground, squared butt, sides flat & sloping [SM 2/3/2009]

1923.87.30

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Collection type
Object
Description
Adze (unhafted) of close-grained grey stone, very well ground, squared butt, sides flat & sloping [SM 2/3/2009]
Geographical reference
New Zealand
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > New Zealand
North Island Taranaki Urenui
Cultural groups
Māori
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1869?, uncertain
Date collected
1860 - 1869?
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1923
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Ground
Dimensions
Width 66 mm, Length 168 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.87.30 Other numbers: 29
Research and responses

According to Hamilton ('Maori Art', Wellington: The New Zealand Institute, 1896, p. 229 & 242), patiti is a hatchet or tomahawk. [CF 15/3/2001]

Search terms: Tool, Adze

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