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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken adze, Butt only The cross-section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front at the bottom of the butt and circular at the top of the butt. The surface is mostly ground on the top of the blade and bruised on the butt and sides. There is flake scars on the adze. The front is reduced by a shoulder.

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

D51.72

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
110 x 39 x 35mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D51.72
On Display
No

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