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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken adze (everything but cutting edge remaining). Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground. Large flake on lower proper left side, and the very tip of the butt on back. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge missing.

Provenance Place:
Shag River, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand

D29.1944

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
79 x 54 x 19mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D29.1944
On Display
No

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