Toki
Description
Greenstone toki/ adze. Irregular shape. It tapers out from the poll end (which is approximately 2cm wide) toward the blade end, (which is about 4 times wider). The blade end has one sharp and one rounded corner. The round corner is approximately 2.5cm lower than the other. Mid green colouration. Polished, but with areas of scarring. There are some cream and brown coloured sections in the scarred areas. There is a darker green natural diagonal flaw running through the stone. On one side of the piece, roughly in the centre, there is a section of adhesive.
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