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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is partially ground on back and front, with bruising across back and butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and straight, oblique, chipped towards proper right side of cutting edge.

Production Primary Date:
Early

Provenance Place:
Waitaki, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand

D30.651

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
64 x 28.7 x 10.1mm
Media/Materials
Nephrite, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Inanga, Pounamu
Credit Line
McCully Collection
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D30.651
On Display
No

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