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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly flaked. Both sides of blade are ground. Small rough patch in the middle of the blade, back side. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

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

D46.735

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
73 x 28 x 17mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D46.735
On Display
No

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