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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete unfinished adze The cross-section is trapezoidal with back narrower than the front at the blade and asymmetrical at the butt The surface is natural stone with some flake scars. It is ground on parts of the blade and back. There is no distinction between butt and blade. There is no distinction between butt and blade.

Provenance Place:
Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D31.414

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
280 x 81 x 33mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D31.414
On Display
No

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