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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Axe

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is triangular, with apex to back. Surface is bruised, except for bevel which is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is blunt and curved, fragment missing from proper right. "Caversham Rise" written on front and back.

Provenance Place:
Caversham, Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D34.164

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
170 x 82.5 x 38.5mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
William Mowat
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D34.164
On Display
No

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