Adze Blade

18236

From: New Zealand

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Toki
Object Number 18236
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Maori
Provenience New Zealand
Period Te Puawaitanga Period
Date Made 1500-1800 CE
Section Oceanian
Materials Sandstone
Description

A long, tapered, quadrangular toki (adze blade) with a beveled edge. Polished, chipped along one edge, signs of wear along the sides, made of greywacke (a type of sandstone).

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

Length 19 cm
Width 8 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Edward Drinker Cope, 1892

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