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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. The back side has a large rough patch which extends from the butt down to the chin of the blade. There is a smaller patch on the front which extends half-way down the front, on the PR side. Both sides are bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.

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

D45.1149

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
109 x 48 x 25mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D45.1149
On Display
No

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