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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Incomplete unfinished adze, blade and bevel end only. Dark brown stone. Asymmetrical quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked with a ground front and bevel. There is no butt. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular curved line on the proper right and by flake scars on the left. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Provenance Place:
Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand

D52.895

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
80 x 36 x 22.5mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Mr J Campbell and Mrs Johnston
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D52.895
On Display
No

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