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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete unfinished adze. Mid grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly flaked and bruised with ground areas on the lower blade. There is a slight shoulder and reduction in the stone of the front and sides of the butt. The bevel is demarcated by a line of bruising and is concave. The cutting edge is chipped. A piece of paper adhered to the front of the blade reads: "188"

Provenance Place:
Forest Hill, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand, Dipton, Southland, New Zealand

D24.987

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
213 x 50 x 27mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Mr Willi Fels
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D24.987
On Display
No

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