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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Oval at poll, plano-convex (front flattened) at blade. Ground with bruising around butt and down sides. Butt has major differentiation; sides have been clearly reduced and shoulders raised slightly. Bevel is demarcated by curved lines running from each corner up through centre of blade.

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

D24.1276

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
105.4 x 38.6 x 19.3mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Main Department
Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
Secondary Department
Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
Accession Number
D24.1276
On Display
No

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