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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

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Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Rectangular at poll, blade is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Ground with flaking around butt and sides and cutting edge. Some bruising present on butt. Butt has major differentiation - sides and front have been reduced and shoulders raised. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line across the blade. Cutting edge is slightly rounded, blunt and heavily chipped.

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

D33.1838

Details

Measurements
121.6 x 55.3 x 21.5mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D33.1838
On Display
No

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