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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is bruised with some flake scars and ground areas on the lower blade. There is a reduction in the stone on the sides of the base of the butt. The poll is oblique and irregular. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and chipped.

Provenance Place:
Orepuki, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand

D34.548

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
131.5 x 27 x 19mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Raymond Murrell
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D34.548
On Display
No

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