Toki

Description
Small argillite adze. Polished. Some cracks along edges revealing the rougher surface below. Some hairline cracks on surface. Would be shaped like an isosceles trapezoid if the blade were straight. The blade is very slightly curved curved, one corner of the blade is lower than the other so the blade is on a diagonal angle.
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Description
Small argillite adze. Polished. Some cracks along edges revealing the rougher surface below. Some hairline cracks on surface. Would be shaped like an isosceles trapezoid if the blade were straight. The blade is very slightly curved curved, one corner of the blade is lower than the other so the blade is on a diagonal angle.
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Subject categories
Māori culture
Department
Taonga Māori
ID number
7285

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