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Adze, Toki

Incomplete, broken adze. The cross section is trapezoidal but it is not clear which is the front and which is the back. The surface is ground and bruised, and there is a saw mark running diagonally across one face. The butt is absent. The bevel is absent.

Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D94.50

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
113 x 50 x 24mm
Media/Materials
Nephrite, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Pounamu
Credit Line
Anonymous Donation
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D94.50
On Display
No

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