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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken piece of large adze, lower blade and bevel only. Rectangular cross-section. Dark green/brown stone. The surface is bruised, ground and flaked at the cutting edge and the broken end. There is no butt. The bevel is clearly demarcated from the blade by a curved ridge. The bevel is slightly concave and the cutting edge is completely replaced by flake scars.

Provenance Place:
Otago, New Zealand

D25.1926

Details

Provenance Place
Otago, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
102 x 65 x 39mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D25.1926
On Display
No

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