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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze Oval at poll, trapezoidal at blade with back narrower than front. Surface is ground on back and blade, with bruising elsewhere. Butt has major differentiation, with sides and front reduced and shoulders raised. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is rounded and sharp, with minor chipping. GLAM ADZE

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

D45.118

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
409 x 90.1 x 57.9mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D45.118
On Display
No

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