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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade and asymmetrical butt cross-section. Front of blade is ground with flake scarring to the left. There is also a deep trench like line demarcated at the top half of blade on front. Back of blade is also ground with flaking at top right. No differentiation between blade and butt. Poll/butt portion is shaped on an angle. Bevel is demarcated with a ridge. Cutting edge is sharp and more straight than curved (on an angle as-well).

Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand

D33.63

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
25 x 81 x 25mm
Media/Materials
greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Nephrite, Rock
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D33.63
On Display
No

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