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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken adze in two pieces, break at upper butt. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section of butt is oval, cross-section of blade is rectangular. Surface is flaked on back and sides of blade, bruised on butt, ground on front of blade and bevel. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, demarcated by surface change.

Provenance Place:
Waitaki, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand

D68.343

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
102.7 x 61.1 x 25.5mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Mr Gordon Griffiths
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D68.343
On Display
No

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