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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken adze. (Blade remaining) Cross-section is rectangular. Front side has a large flake on the PL side, which extends halfway across the blade. The rest is ground. The back is completely ground. On the PR side, the surface is bruised, PL is mostly ground but has some flaking near the butt. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is blunt and curved, chipped.

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

D59.422

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
79 x 66 x 28mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D59.422
On Display
No

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