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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Black and grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is ground on the back and lower front of the blade. The sides, front and butt are bruised and flaked. There is reduction in the stone on the front of the adze from a large flake scar which might indicate the base of the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp, with a large flake scar on the proper left.

Provenance Place:
Invercargill, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand

D35.1398

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
240 x 64 x 36mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D35.1398
On Display
No

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