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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken Adze, poll end missing. Rectangular cross-section. The surface is ground and bruised. Minor differentiation between the butt and the blade. Front is reduced to form shoulders. The bevel is demarcated by a faint line. The sides taper slightly from the cutting edge to the poll. The blade is sharp, curved and chipped.

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

D46.719

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
261 x 75.81 x 53.45mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D46.719
On Display
No

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