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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

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Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, PL side of back has a long line of natural roughness which extends down the length of the adze. Also rough on the poll. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and straight, chipped.

Production Primary Date:
Late

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

D20.301

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
62 x 38 x 9mm
Media/Materials
Inanga, Pounamu, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Nephrite
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D20.301
On Display
No

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