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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Irregular cross-section. The surface is flaked with a small ground area on the bevel. There is a reduction in the stone on the proper right side of the butt. The bevel is demarcated by a concave irregular line. The cutting edge is oblique and sharp.

Provenance Place:
Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand

D21.711

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
70 x 20.5 x 15mm
Media/Materials
stone, inorganic
Credit Line
Sir Frederick Chapman
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D21.711
On Display
No

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