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  • Other Name

    adze

  • Description

    adze. Quadrangular cross section. Broad front and back faces. Butt undifferentiated from blade. Bevel is convex with no line of demarcation. Cutting edge is straight and blunt. Poll is rough. Polished on front back and sides. Damage along the lateral sides. newsprint adhered to the back of the adze.

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

    19313.48 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Archaeology

adze, 1933.204, 19313.48, Photographed by Awhina Kerr,… … Read more

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  • adze, 1933.204, 19313.48, Photographed by Awhina Kerr, digital, 28 Mar 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • adze, 1933.204, 19313.48, Photographed by Awhina Kerr, digital, 28 Mar 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • adze, 1933.204, 19313.48, Photographed by Awhina Kerr, digital, 28 Mar 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • adze, 1933.204, 19313.48, Photographed by Awhina Kerr, digital, 28 Mar 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply

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