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  • Other Name

    adze

  • Description

    adze. Quadrangular cross section. Straight poll. Butt undifferentiated from blade. Straight bevel, no line of demarcation. Cutting edge is straight with a large chip removed from the corner, in addition to smaller detached flaked along the edge. Ground front, back and sides

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

    19313.13 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Archaeology

adze, 1933.204, 19313.13, Photographed by Andrew Hales, 29… … Read more

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  • adze, 1933.204, 19313.13, Photographed by Andrew Hales, 29 Mar 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • adze, 1933.204, 19313.13, Photographed by Andrew Hales, 29 Mar 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • adze, 1933.204, 19313.13, Photographed by Andrew Hales, 29 Mar 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • adze, 1933.204, 19313.13, Photographed by Andrew Hales, 29 Mar 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply

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