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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Dark brown stone with a layer of lighter brown on the front. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is ground, flaked and bruised. There is a rounded shoulder on the front of the blade and a reduction in the stone on the front and sides of the butt. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and chipped.

Provenance Place:
Invercargill, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand

D35.1348

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
197 x 39 x 35mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Main Department
Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
Secondary Department
Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
Accession Number
D35.1348
On Display
No

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