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Adze, Toki

Broken adze (missing fragment from lower blade). Pounamu. Dark green, mid green, silver. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with areas of bruising on front and back. Large and deep sawing mark down front and back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and mostly straight, curving at edges. Large fragment of proper left cutting edge missing. "Waikouaiti" written on back.

Production Primary Date:
Mid

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

D20.293

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
115.6 x 51.2 x 12.7mm
Credit Line
James Murdoch
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D20.293
On Display
No

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