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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Piece of broken adze, bevel end only. Dark green and dark brown stone. On both sides the stone is split between the two colours on a diagonal. Lenticular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with some flake scars. The broken end is roughly flaked. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique line. The cutting edge is curved, asymmetrical and sharp.

Provenance Place:
Invercargill, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand

D35.1362

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
56 x 54 x 11mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D35.1362
On Display
No

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