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  • Other Name

    adze

  • Description

    adze. Quadrangular cross section. Butt undifferentiated from blade. Body of adze tapers in width towards poll. Rounded poll. Long, straight bevel with no line of demarcation. Straight, sharp cutting edge with small flakes detached along the edge. Bruised poll, remnant bruising on the laterals. Ground on the front, back and sides

  • Place
    Rekohu, Chatham Islands/New Zealand
  • Accession Number
    1933.204
  • Other Id

    19313.51 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Archaeology

adze, 1933.204, 19313.51, Photographed by Awhina Kerr,… … Read more

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  • adze, 1933.204, 19313.51, Photographed by Awhina Kerr, digital, 03 Apr 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • adze, 1933.204, 19313.51, Photographed by Awhina Kerr, digital, 03 Apr 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • adze, 1933.204, 19313.51, Photographed by Awhina Kerr, digital, 03 Apr 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • adze, 1933.204, 19313.51, Photographed by Awhina Kerr, digital, 03 Apr 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply

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