Toki

Description
Medium sized greywacke adze found at Matahiia Station then in 1938 fire there. Light grey. The surface is pitted, scratched and not smooth. Poll and lateral edges create an arch shape. Rounded at poll, sharpened distal end/ blade. The lateral edges are not perfectly straight. One corner at the blade is higher than the other.
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Description
Medium sized greywacke adze found at Matahiia Station then in 1938 fire there. Light grey. The surface is pitted, scratched and not smooth. Poll and lateral edges create an arch shape. Rounded at poll, sharpened distal end/ blade. The lateral edges are not perfectly straight. One corner at the blade is higher than the other.
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Subject categories
Māori culture
Department
Taonga Māori
ID number
7283

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