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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Flake

incomplete, edges have broken away, or adz is unfinished roughly rectangular. The surface is ground back with flaking elsewhere. No differentiation between the butt and blade. The bevel curved and is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp but chipped. Incomplete, broken adze Cross-section appears plano-convex. Surface is ground and bruised. It is unclear which end of the adze this is from. Two edges are rounded and one is ground on both sides. One sideof the blade is curved and polished and one side is flat and bruised.

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

D68.951

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
63 x 32 x 14mm
Media/Materials
stone, inorganic, Rock
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D68.951
On Display
No

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