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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, quartzite, Toki

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of back and blade is ground. Sides and front of butt is bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Blade is sharp and curved.

Provenance Place:
Pahia Point, Te Waewae Bay, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand, Oturehua, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand

D66.1697

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
77 x 31 x 16mm
Media/Materials
Silcrete, Metamorphic, Rock, inorganic, stone
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D66.1697
On Display
No

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