Adze Blade

18143Y

From: New Zealand

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Toki
Object Number 18143Y
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. There is a pronounced, slender base for insertion into a wooden handle. It is pitted and polished, made of argillite (a type of sandstone).

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

Length 20.5 cm
Width 7 cm
Credit Line Gift of William Pepper, 1891
Other Number 11 - Other Number

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