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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

incomplete (cutting edge missing/unfinished) rectangular, thickening from the front and back towards the poll. The surface is bruised with flaked sections along the sides and near the end of the blade. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade, the blade reduces into the butt on the sides forming a clear shoulder. There is no clear bevel. The cutting edge is poorly formed or broken off, this end is defined by flaking.

Provenance Place:
Shag Point, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand

D21.540

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
396 x 148 x 58mm
Media/Materials
basalt, Lava, Volcanic, Igneous, Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D21.540
On Display
No

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