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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete Trapezoidal blade, Plano-convex (back flattened) butt cross-section. Front of blade is heavily bruised around the poll portion, with minor bruising around the rest of blade. Large flake scar at bevel. Back of blade is bruised with small flake scars on left and right sides. Differentiation between blade and butt. Shoulder is slightly pronounced on blade. Reduction in shoulder is not that significant. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Provenance Place:
Woodend, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand, Woodend, Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand

D73.278

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
202 x 73.3 x 34.8mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Mr W Youngman
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D73.278
On Display
No

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