Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken adze, blade and bevel only Plano-convex cross-section. The surface is ground at the bevel and on the lower front of the blade. The rest of the surface, particularly the broken top end, is flaked The piece of adze is the blade and bevel only, there is no butt The bevel is continuous with the blade, only differentiated by the difference in surface texture. The cutting edge is sharp and asymmetrical

Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand

D21.698

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