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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken adze (blade and lower butt remaining). Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, becoming bruised on butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides slightly reduced forming small shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is chipped off. Mataura Valley written on back.

Provenance Place:
Mataura, Gore District, Southland, New Zealand

D40.8

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
86 x 40 x 20mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Mrs D Popplewell
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D40.8
On Display
No

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