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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete unfinished adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised with ground areas on the lower blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade.The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge to the rounded poll. The bevel is demarcated by a protruding curved chin. The cutting edge is straight and chipped.

Provenance Place:
Glenorchy, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand

D44.326

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
168 x 64 x 25mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Charles Haines
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D44.326
On Display
No

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