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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Light grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with bruising particularly around the butt. There is a distinct shoulder on the front and sides of the blade, and a reduction in the stone of the butt at the front and sides. The bevel is smooth and demarcated by a slightly raised curved chin. The cutting edge is curved. sharp and chipped. There is a thumbprint sized indentation on the proper left side.

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

D35.1324

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
252 x 65 x 48mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Main Department
Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
Secondary Department
Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
Accession Number
D35.1324
On Display
No

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