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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of blade is ground, surface of butt is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides and front reduced. Bevel is demarcated by surface, where it changes from bruised on the butt to ground on the bevel and cutting edge. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Provenance Place:
Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D89.8

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
129 x 67 x 30mm
Media/Materials
argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Mr Lindsay Frazer
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D89.8
On Display
No

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