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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

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Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground, PR and PL sides have areas of roughness that runs down in a line. Tip of poll is bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved. There is a small flake missing in the centre of the blade.

Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D20.287

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
158 x 60 x 23mm
Media/Materials
stone, inorganic, Pounamu, Jade, mineral
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D20.287
On Display
No

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