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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Triangular cross-section at butt, quadrangular at blade. The surface is ground on the blade on the lower blade, bruised on the butt and sides, and has a few flake scars across its surface. Two lugs are indicated at the poll. The stone of the front and sides of the butt is reduced. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular line. The cutting edge is chipped.

Provenance Place:
Dunback, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand

D44.149

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
140 x 48 x 43.5mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
A Wood
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D44.149
On Display
No

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