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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Brown stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is bruised. There is a reduction in the stone at the sides of the butt. The bevel is curved and smooth except for a large flake scar on the proper right. The bevel is demarcated by a curved ridge. The cutting edge is blunt and chipped.

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

D35.1394

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
184 x 58.5 x 37mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D35.1394
On Display
No

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