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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on the lower part of the blade. Top half of the front is flaked. Both sides are also flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, flaked on proper left side.

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

D46.728

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
87 x 45 x 17mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D46.728
On Display
No

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