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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Cross section at butt is plano-convex with back flattened. Cross section of blade is rectangular. The surface of the blade is ground with some bruising along the back/side edges, the surface of the butt is bruised. The butt is strongly differentiated by a change in cross section from rectangular to plano-convex. The butt is also bruised whereas the blade is mostly ground. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line along the chin. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Provenance Place:
Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D45.137

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
118 x 35 x 25mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D45.137
On Display
No

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