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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised on the proper right side. Large flakes missing from the cutting edge. Large patch of bruising on the back half of the butt. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is blunt and curved, flaked extensively.

Provenance Place:
Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D46.725

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
119 x 57 x 25mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D46.725
On Display
No

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