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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze Trapezoidal cross-section. Back is narrower than the front. The surface is ground, bruised and flaked. There is differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides and front of the blade are reduced at the butt. The bevel is demarcated by a change from a ground surface on bevel o a bruised surface on back of blade. The cutting edge is sharp, straight and lightly chipped.

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

D57.374

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
56.2 x 44.38 x 27.28mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D57.374
On Display
No

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