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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete unfinished adze. Dark brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is bruised and ground. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade apart from a little bruising around the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and asymmetrical.

Provenance Place:
Orepuki, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand

D33.1228

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
234 x 45 x 39mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Collection
Dunlop Collection
Credit Line
R. Dunlop Collection
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D33.1228
On Display
No

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