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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Incomplete adze, butt broken off. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised. The sides of the blade begin to taper in towards the broken end. The bevel is continuous with the blade and the cutting edge is blunt and irregular. There is a piece of paper adhered to one side of the blade that reads: "II/22"

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

D44.327

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
111 x 51 x 23mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Charles Haines
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D44.327
On Display
No

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