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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

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Toki

Complete adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground on the blade with bruising on the butt and the back of the blade, with some flake scars. There is a reduction in the sides and front of the butt, and the butt is differentiated by a curved line of bruising. The bevel is demarcated by a curved ridge. The cutting edge is chipped.

Provenance Place:
Wakapatu, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand

D21.684

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
178 x 82 x 25mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Sir Frederick Chapman
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D21.684
On Display
No

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