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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Asymmetrical at poll, plano-convex with front flattened at blade. Surface is flaked. Butt has minor differentiation but has been majorly flaked away. Bevel is demarcated by lines running from each corner curved up to an apex in the centre of the blade. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and slightly rounded with minor chipping.

Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D29.5116

Details

Measurements
70.8 x 30.6 x 16.2mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D29.5116
On Display
No

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