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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Black stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly bruised, with ground areas on the blade and flake scars on the poll and cutting edge. There is a curved shoulder on the front of the blade. The stone is reduced on the front of the butt. The bevel is bruised and demarcated from the blade by a straight line. The cutting edge is flaked and chipped. There is staining from a dried liquid on the front proper left, the left side and the back proper left of the blade.

Provenance Place:
Te Waewae Bay, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand

D35.1285

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
274 x 56 x 46mm
Media/Materials
stone, inorganic
Credit Line
B Galloway
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D35.1285
On Display
No

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