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Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Maori
Mostly complete light grey stone patu, small part of butt broken off. Possibly a reworked adze as there is an obvious bevel demarcated by a ridge on one side and blade edge shows usewear. Perforation at butt, drilled from both sides. Hexagonal cross section. Surface is ground and bruised.
Taoka Maori, Archaeology
Complete adze. Rectangular Ground with bruising around butt. Butt has minor differentiation, sides taper toward poll. Proper left side has been more reduced with raised shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a strong horizontal line crossing blade. Cutting edge is blunt, angled, slightly rounded and smooth,