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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Rectangular Ground with heavy flaking on back and bruising around butt. Butt has major differentiation - sides and front have been heavily reduced and shoulders have been raised. Bevel is demarcated by two straight lines meeting in an apex in the centre of the blade. Cutting edge is straight with slight rounding, sharp and has minor chipping. GLAM ADZE

Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D52.720

Details

Measurements
311.15mm (12 1/4")
Media/Materials
argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori, Archaeology
Accession Number
D52.720
On Display
No

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