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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze roughout. Grey stone. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked with a ground area on the front of the blade. There is a protruding shoulder in the centre of the front of the blade. The stone of the butt is reduced. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular flaked line. The cutting edge is blunt and flaked.

Provenance Place:
Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand

D52.908

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
113 x 23 x 29.5mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Mr J Campbell and Mrs Johnson
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D52.908
On Display
No

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