toki (adze) - Maori artefacts
192 item(s) found, 1-50 shown:
Two contact period Maori stone adzes. Found in 1946. Both have good cutting edges. Length 18 cm and length 19.5 cm
A large, extremely rare and valuable 16/17th century stone adze, smooth surface with small notches on all four edges, running from half way to the blade, the cutting edge is fine and sharp. Possibly used for shaping canoes. Length 40 cm
Maori greenstone adze. Good cutting edge, sides have stone carved grooves. Length 13.5 cm
20th century whalebone Maori hafted adze. Greenstone adze lashed to whalebone shaft and foot. Intrically carved with Mania, tiki and lizard figures. Length 40 cm
Contact period Maori greenstone adze. Smooth greenstone with good cutting edge. Length 15 cm
Contact period Maori greenstone adze. This greenstone has milky green and golden shades. Length 9.5 cm
Contact period Maori greenstone adze. This greenstone has amber/golden shades. Length 11.2 cm
Contact period Maori stone adze. Good cutting edge. Length 7 cm
C. 1870's period Maori greenstone adze. Note underneath: 'H.N. Moseley. New Zealand jade. Worked by natives. Commencement of a carving' H.N. Moseley was a naturalist aboard 'The Challenger' that sailed around the world in 1872-1876. Length 7.5 cm
Early contact period hafted adze. Very dark brown stone adze attached to wooden haft with flax fibre lashing, the toe has a transverse groove for the lashing. Length 48 cm. Y1213, Y1214
Contact period Maori greenstone adze. Good quality stone, some small chips to sides. Length 32 cm
Toki Pounamu, orthodox form with scarfing evident. Height 12.9 cm. Width 6 cm. Depth 1.8 cm
A Maori stone adze fragment a reworked adze fragment of basalt, a portion of the blade section of a larger adze remodelled into a smaller adze with a short steep bevel, ground on all faces. Blade chipped. Length 6.3 cm. Width 4.2 cm. Depth 2 cm.
A Maori basalt stone adze wide at the blade and tapering towards the butt, long bevel (5.8 cm) . Hammer dressed with ground areas on front, back and sides, blade damaged along its entire length. Poll ground. Length 14.3 cm. Width 5.6 cm. Depth 3.6 cm.
A Maori grey-stone adze the entire surfaces bruised the poll ovular in cross-section, the rest of the adze quadrangular, the front surface convex, the back surface flat, the butt undifferentiated, the bevel distinct,…
Three Maori stone small adzes 1: dark grey stone of quadrangular section with loss across the poll, the length side straight, the R. Side curving into the cutting edge which in turn is quite sharp. Length 9.1 cm. Width 6.3 cm. Y13285.…
A Maori stone adze grey/black stone of ovular cross-section, the cutting edge polished ( front and back), other areas show bruising, both surfaces convex, untanged adze with distinguished bevel, the curved poll with some flaking,…
A Maori dark grey stone adze the butt shows some bruising with considerable loss to the cutting edge; the blade is asymmetrical in cross-section. Length 14.6 cm. Width 5.3 cm. Height 3.8 cm.
A Maori Milky grey stone small adze the front and back surfaces are smooth and polished, the slightly convex sides reduced through bruising. Asymmetrical in cross-section, the curved blade quite sharp. Collected from the south Taranaki area. Length 5.7 cm.…
A Maori small adze of grey/black stone with smooth, polished surfaces throughout, the butt undifferentiated, poll edge slanted, bevel distinct.…
A Maori basalt stone toki adze Duff type 2b, the poor quality dark basalt with a polished surface and a steep angled bevel. Note; chip to rear surface and large chip R/H side. Southland recovered in the 1950s. Length 11 cm. Width 4 cm. Depth 1.6 cm.
A Maori green 'Chipwacke' stone toki adze of Duff type 2b, the stone with dark inclusions, the bevel skewed. Note; large chip from front surface of blade and butt. Southland recovered in the 1950s. Length 12.2 cm. Width 5 cm. Depth 2.5 cm.
A Maori black basalt stone toki adze of typical Duff type 2b shape with polished surfaces but with hammer-dressing still visible to the sides and poll. Note; large chip from R/H side. Found at Otatara, Southland in the 1950s. Length 10.2 cm. Width 4.8 cm.…
A Maori sedimentary stone toki adze possibly greywacke and polished on all surfaces. Duff type 2b. Note; poll broken off and large chip from rear R/H surface. Found in Southland during the 1950s. Length 11 cm. Width 5 cm. Depth 1.5 cm.
A Maori argellite toki adze the dark grey/black surfaces heavily flaked with small areas of polish, patch of original patina on the front of the poll. Duff type 2A. Note; chip from R/H corner of bevel. Found in Southland during the 1950s. Length 11.4 cm.…
A Maori stone toki adze in a dark green greywacke with small inclusions, polished on all surfaces including the poll. Duff type 2b. Found at Otatara, Southland in the 1950s. Length 12.6 cm. Width 5.6 cm. Depth 2.5 cm.
A Maori stone toki adze a mid grey stone, untanged and quadrangular cross-sectioned. Polished all over, dull edge with a large chip. Length 11.2 cm. Width 5 cm. Height 3.5 cm. Y13785.…
Three Maori stone toki adzes consisting of a light grey/yellow and a black stone adze as well as an unfinished adze blade, the two finished adzes are untanged, quadrangular cross-sectioned with a dull finish.…
Two Maori stone toki adzes one large and one small argillite stone adzes. Both unfinished and flaked all over, untanged and quadrangular cross-sectioned. Collected from the Nelson region, the largest dimension; length 18 cm. Width 6.5 cm. Height 3 cm.…
A Maori stone toki adze an untanged quadrangular cross-sectioned adze with an all over polished surface and some bruising to poll. Length 14 cm. Width 5.7 cm. Height 2.6 cm. Y13778
Four Maori stone toki adzes consisting of argillite, basalt and greenstone. Unfinished and or broken, untanged, quadrangular cross-sectioned adzes, the largest dimension; length 12.5 cm. Width 4.5 cm. Height 3 cm. Y13769, Y13766, Y13767, Y13768
Three Maori stone toki adzes all three adzes of grey stone, untanged, quadrangular cross-sectioned with an all over polish. Collected in the Wairoa district, Hawke's Bay by J.Brydon Speedy, the largest dimension; length 16 cm. Width 5 cm. Height 4 cm.…
Five Maori stone toki adzes various small grey and black stone untanged, quadrangular cross-sectioned adzes, the largest dimension; length 10 cm. Width 6 cm. Height 2 cm. Y13688, Y13685, Y13686, Y13687, Y13689
Maori stone adze, Recovered dune/beach Gisborne area
Two Maori stone adzes, Recovered dune/beach Gisborne area
Two Maori stone adzes, Recovered dune/beach Gisborne area
Maori stone adze, Recovered dune/beach Gisborne area
A Maori stone adze head of dark grey basalt, the blade end has been damaged and modified by hammerdressing and light grinding, the butt portion and poll has been ground and has areas of heavy haft polish. Rounded rectangular cross-section.…
A Maori stone adze head of dark grey microgabbro, rectangular cross-section with a short, steep bevel, ground on four sides, the poll hammerdressed only. Note: a section of the blade is missing and the opposite corner has been damaged. Length 14.8 cm.…
A Maori fine grain sedimentary stone large toki adze possibly greywacke, rectangular cross-section, polished on all surfaces, some hammer dressing visible on rear. Beveal chipped and ground with a marked skew. Butt rough natural surface. Length 20.2 cm.…
Two Maori stone toki adzes 1: Duff type 2b in a dark green greywacke with small inclusions. Polished on all surfaces including poll. Bevel slightly skewed. Provenance; found at Otatara, Southland in the 1950s. Length 12.6 cm. Depth 2.5 cm. Width 5.6 cm.…
A Maori pre-European greenstone adze (toki) of curved tapered form with large smoothed bevel, pronounced grain running through the stone. 6 cm x 2.4 cm x 11.4 cm
A Maori pre-European stone adze (toki) of hogback form, pronounced grip, overall pecked finish, some paint drips, chip to blade. 4.4 cm x 6 cm x 26 cm
A Maori stone toki adze smooth surface, rectangular cross-section, slightly rounded cutting edge, blunt. Length 11.4 cm.width 5.6 cm. Depth 2.9 cm. Y09832
Two toki, two small adzes. Pre European, classic period. Max length 5 cm, width 3 cm
Four toki, of various types. Max length 12.5 cm, width 4 cm
Three toki, of various types. Max length 14 cm, width 5.5 cm
Two toki, duff type 2b - basalt. Length 10.9 cm, width 15.7 cm
Two toki, duff type 2b. Max length 12 cm, width 4.5 cm
Three toki, of various types. Max length 11.5 cm, width 5 cm