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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Triangular cross-section at the butt, quadrangular at the blade. The surface is mostly ground with bruising on the front and sides of the butt. There is a shoulder and a reduction in the stone on the front of the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is narrow and sharp. There is a blue half circle sticker adhered to the back of the butt under the accession number.

Provenance Place:
Coal Creek, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand, Otago, New Zealand

D18.483

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
190 x 38 x 57mm
Media/Materials
stone, inorganic
Credit Line
L Moore
Rights
All rights reserved
Main Department
Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
Secondary Department
Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
Accession Number
D18.483
On Display
No

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