Toki

Description
Greywacke yellowy grey stone adze (toki) with no tang. Four sides. Symmetrical. Chipped at sharpened/blade edge. A natural indentation (flaw) on one lateral edge. A nick on one edge at proximal/poll end. White, orange and fuchsia coloured foreign matter. Most probably found on family former farm, Glenchoille Station, Christopher Road, Whangara.
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Description
Greywacke yellowy grey stone adze (toki) with no tang. Four sides. Symmetrical. Chipped at sharpened/blade edge. A natural indentation (flaw) on one lateral edge. A nick on one edge at proximal/poll end. White, orange and fuchsia coloured foreign matter. Most probably found on family former farm, Glenchoille Station, Christopher Road, Whangara.
Subject categories
Māori culture
Department
Taonga Māori
ID number
2288

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