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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Dark grey stone. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with the back wider than the front. Surface is ground and bruised. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade; sides are reduced in the front to form a ridge. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is straight and blunt. "Green Isl. Beach Kaikorai Mouth" inscription

Provenance Place:
Kaikorai Estuary, Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D31.1398

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
250 x 48 x 51.5mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Fels Fund, John Christie Collection
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D31.1398
On Display
No

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