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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Chisel, Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Stone. Light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced forming large shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by ridge at chin. Cutting edge is blunt and curved. ?Southland written on front.

Provenance Place:
Otago, New Zealand

D50.217

Details

Provenance Place
Otago, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
280 x 64 x 81mm
Media/Materials
greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D50.217
On Display
No

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