Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical but approximately plano-convex with the front flattened. The surface is bruised and ground. There are deep saw marks running through the middle, from the poll to the cutting edge, on both the front and back suggesting the specimen was to be cut in two. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is straight but angular, with the proper left side of the blade shorter than the right. The edge is sharp.

Production Primary Date:
Mid

Provenance Place:
Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand

D18.446

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