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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze Cross-section of blade is rectangular. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is ground on blade front and back and sides, bruised on butt front, flaked on back sides and back of butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Sides reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, and slightly concaved. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand

D25.485

Details

Provenance Place
Unlocalised, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
94 x 35 x 18mm
Media/Materials
greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, stone
Credit Line
Thomson Collection
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D25.485
On Display
No

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