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Adze, Toki

Incomplete pounamu adze. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is ground, with bruising on the proper right and poll. There are sawing marks on the proper left. There is minor delineation between the butt and blade, with the proper right side reduced. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Production Primary Date:
Mid

Provenance Place:
Banks Peninsula, Banks Peninsula District, Canterbury, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand

D35.1624

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
35 x 18mm
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D35.1624
On Display
No

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