Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken adze, blade only The cross-section is plano-convex with the back flattened at the bottom of the blade and rectangular at the top of the blade. The surface is ground on the back and proper left side of the blade. It is bruised on the front and proper right side of the blade. There is flake scars and chunks taken out on the blade. The butt has been broken off. The bevel is continuous with the blade. There is flake scars on the blade. The blade has been previously broken.

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

D29.1864

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