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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete unfinished adze. Light grey/green stone. The cross-section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly bruised and flaked with a ground bevel and lower front of the blade. There is a reduction in the sides of the stone at the butt. The bevel is demarcated by the change of surface in an irregular line. The cutting edge is straight, smooth and sharp.

Provenance Place:
Manapouri, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand

D65.984

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
155 x 53 x 27mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Lawson Burrows
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D65.984
On Display
No

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