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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Oval at poll, lenticular at blade. Surface is bruised and flaked, cutting edge and lower blade is ground. Butt has minor differentiation, sides are tapered. Bevel is demarcated by a line running from each corner to meet in an apex in the centre of the blade. Cutting edge is curved and moderately sharp.

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

D45.1082

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
129.2 x 61.6 x 21mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D45.1082
On Display
No

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