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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Stone, Worked

Complete roughout. Stone. Light grey/green, brown. Cross-section is triangular with apex to front at butt, becoming trapezoidal towards blade as apex flattens. Surface is ground and flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Southland written on back.

Provenance Place:
Southland District, South Island, New Zealand

D44.584

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
114 x 53 x 27mm
Media/Materials
stone, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Main Department
Taoka Māori
Secondary Department
Kā taputapu
Accession Number
D44.584
On Display
No

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