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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground, bruised and flaked. The butt is differentiated by an increased taper from the shoulder to the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade and chipped. The cutting edge is sharp and chipped, and asymmetrically curved with the proper left side longer then the right.

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

D41.129

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
91 x 52 x 20mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D41.129
On Display
No

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