Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface on the back side is bruised until the bevel which is ground. The front is mainly bruised with part of the blade being ground. There is major differentiation on the proper right hand side of the butt as the side reduces towards the poll. There is also a slight reduction on the proper right hand side and both sides have slightly raised shoulders. The bevel is demarcated by the chance from bruised surface to ground surface by a irregular line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp with a minor chip on the proper left hand side.

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

D2016.102

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