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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Poll is plano-convex (back flattened) and blade is trapezoidal with front narrower than back. Surface is ground around lower blade, bruised everywhere else. Butt has major differentiation; front has been clearly reduced and front shoulder is raised. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line running from corner to corner. Cutting edge is straight, smooth and sharp. GLAM ADZE

Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand

D30.831

Details

Provenance Place
Unlocalised, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
251 x 47.2 x 59.1mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
McCully Collection
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D30.831
On Display
No

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