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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken adze. (Blade remaining) Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground. On the back side, there are three flakes; a small one in the top PL corner, another larger one on the PR side, and on the PL corner of the blade. There is only one flake on the front, on the lower PL corner. Butt not present, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.

Provenance Place:
Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D64.135

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
63 x 73 x 19mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D64.135
On Display
No

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