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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete unfinished adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised and flaked. There is a reduction in the stone on the front proper left of the butt, and the sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is roughly indicated by bruising. The cutting edge is blunt and curved.

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

D44.343

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
133 x 41 x 28mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Charles Haines
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D44.343
On Display
No

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