Adze Blade

P2227

From: New Zealand

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Toki
Object Number P2227
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Maori
Provenience New Zealand
Period Te Puawaitanga Period
Date Made 1500-1800 CE
Section Oceanian
Materials Argillite
Description

A long, quadrangular toki (adze blade) with a beveled edge. Pronounced, slender base for insertion into a wooden handle. Polished, with a chip at one corner of the blade. Made of argillite.

Stone adze blades were generally lashed to a handle and often used for wood carving.

Length 22 cm
Width 7 cm
Thickness 3.7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from W. O. Oldman; Subscription of Herbert L. Clark in memory of Edward W. Clark, 1911
Other Number 8977 - Dealer's Number

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