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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete hafted adze Cross section is circular. Surface is ground. Butt not visible due to binding which connects adze to haft. Bevel is demarcated by a line and is concaved. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Hafted adze. Adze is connected to a simple, light brown, wooden, straight haft. "Purakanui" written on the blade

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

D20.826

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
193 x 30 x 30mm
Media/Materials
stone, inorganic, Pounamu, Jade, mineral
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D20.826
On Display
No

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