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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken adze (Butt remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Back side and butt are bruised. Starting from the edge of the shoulder, the front is ground. Both sides have patches of bruising. Where the blade was broken off there is a patch of roughness. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced to form shoulder. Blade not present.

Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D41.138

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
99 x 29 x 33mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D41.138
On Display
No

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