Toki (Adze)
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Description
A toki made of hard fine grained grey/black stone. Polished on half of the top side and right side. The rest is rough. Large chips out of blade end. Butt end bruised and chipped. Flakes all over top and bottom sides. Found in creek between White Cliffs Taranaki and Tangaparoki about 1919
Production place
New Zealand
Measurements
139mm (length), 59mm (width at cutting edge), 28mm (width at butt edege), 29mm (depth)
Credit line
Gifted by C. W. Morey
Accession number
1562/85
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