Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Stone, Worked, greenstone

Broken adze, bevel end remaining. The cross section is asymmetrical. The proper right side is lozenge shaped, with a sawing ridge along the middle. The proper left side is jagged and unfinished. The surface is predominantly ground with significant flaking and bruising on the back. The butt is absent. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is asymmetrical and blunt. The proper left end is broken or unfinished, such that the proper left side is shorter than the proper right side.

Production Primary Date:
Mid

Provenance Place:
Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand

D24.1245

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