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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Brownish grey stone with three small patches of lighter brown. The cross-section is oval. The surface is lightly bruised. There is a very slight extra reduction in the sides of the butt as the sides taper towards the poll. There is an indication of a bevel with a slope towards the cutting edge. The cutting edge is blunt and rounded.

Provenance Place:
Anita Bay, Milford Sound, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand

D51.27

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
139 x 52 x 33.5mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D51.27
On Display
No

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