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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Incomplete adze. Bevel end of blade. Lenticular cross-section. Surface is ground and flaked with some bruising. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. Bevel is demarcated by a faint line. The cutting edge is sharp and chipped and the proper right edge of the bevel/cutting edge is missing a fragment.

Provenance Place:
Moeraki, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand

D2016.25

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
44.68 x 40.68 x 17.03mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Main Department
Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
Secondary Department
Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
Accession Number
D2016.25
On Display
No

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