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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on bevel and front lower blade, flaked on other surfaces with some bruising on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, front and sides tapers towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipping along cutting edge.

Provenance Place:
Upper Waitaki, Waitaki District, Canterbury, New Zealand

D20.699

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
227 x 72.5 x 33mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
James Murdoch
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D20.699
On Display
No

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