Toki

Description
Adze. Very pitted stone. Grey colouration. Appears to be a type of igneous rock. A much more brittle type of stone than usually utilised to make adze out of. Chipped at butt. Butt edge flat, blade end curved, lateral sides are straight and taper outward from butt to blade end. The blade end is much wider than the poll end.
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Description
Adze. Very pitted stone. Grey colouration. Appears to be a type of igneous rock. A much more brittle type of stone than usually utilised to make adze out of. Chipped at butt. Butt edge flat, blade end curved, lateral sides are straight and taper outward from butt to blade end. The blade end is much wider than the poll end.
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