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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete unfinished adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground on the blade with bruising and flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The poll is flaked and oblique. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and chipped.

Provenance Place:
Glenorchy, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand

D44.339

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
136 x 43 x 19mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
Charles Haines
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D44.339
On Display
No

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