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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

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Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Sawing mark down front of adze, nearer proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is oblique and sharp. "Little Papanui" written on back.

Production Primary Date:
Mid

Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand

D32.157

Details

Measurements
65.3 x 31.7 x 8.9mm
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D32.157
On Display
No

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