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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

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Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid-green. Cross-section of blade is rectangular. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surface of front and back blade is ground, surfaces of sides and butt are bruised and flaked. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced. Bevel demarcated by a ridge. cutting edge is sharp and curved. Area between ridge and poll on back is concave.

Provenance Place:
Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand

D40.237

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
212 x 55 x 47mm
Media/Materials
Pounamu, Jade, mineral, inorganic
Credit Line
Mrs George Fisher
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D40.237
On Display
No

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