Polished Greywacke Toki Fragment from Aotearoa
A fragment of a toki, Aotearoa, made from greywacke stone and polished with some bruising. The fragment is from the blade end of a toki. There is a sharp termination at the chipped blade tip. Length 8 cm, width 5.4 cm, depth 3.8 cm. Provenance: Private…
Mangaia Ceremonial Adze with Geometric Patterns
A Ruatangaeo pedestal adze, Mangaia, Cook Islands, early 20th century. The size and form of this ruatangaeo suggests that it May have been a ceramonial adze rather than a functional tool. This ruatangaeo has a pyramidical form. The lower section of the…
Maori Toki Potangata with Pounamu Blade and Feather Decoration
Hand carved Maori toki Potangata with plain Kanuka handle and pounamu stone blade, woven fibre lashing and feather decoration, 56 cm long (stand), 37 cm high
Green Stone Axe Heads and Grind Stones Collection
Axe heads & Grind stones, collection of green stone, possibly pre Columbian, length 6 cm, to 22 cm
Pre-European Stone Adze with Lot Number
A pre-European stone toki (adze), broad tapered form, semi polished, length 18.5 cm. With old lot number attached.
Pre-European Semi-Polished Stone Adze
A pre-European stone toki (adze), tapered long oval form, semi polished, the narrow blade with minimal chipping, length 18.5 cm. With old lot number attached.
Maori Stone Adze Pair - Tapered Semi-Polished Form
Two Maori pre-European stone toki (adze), tapered form, semi polished. L's.140 & 13.5 cm. One with old lot number attached.
Maori Stone Adzes and Rock Form
Two Maori pre-European stone toki (adze) and an adze form rock, tapered form, polished. L's.105 & 7.7 cm. One with old lot number attached. The rock river worn or polished worked.
Maori Carved Long Handled Kakauroa Axe with Iron Blade
20th century Maori carved long handled kakauroa (axe) the pale shaft with finely carved weku head. With fitted old iron blade, length 16 cm.
Maori Patiti Handle and Hatchet with Carved Mask
A Maori carved patiti handle and old hatchet with blade, the patiti handle with competently carved stylised mask end and paua insert eyes, lineal and notched carved shaft, length 36.2 cm, length 39 cm (hatchet).
Curved Maori Nephrite Toki Adze with Chipping - 9.5cm
A Maori nephrite toki (adze), of curved tapered form. Some chipping, length 9.5 cm
Maori Black Basalt Polished Adze with Reduced Tang
Maori pre-European stone toki (adze) black basalt, polished blade, reduced tang for lashing, length 15 cm
Maori Stone Adze Pair - 170 & 16.5 cm
Two Maori pre-European stone toki (adze), length 170 & 16.5 cm
Maori Stone Adze with Rounded Central Ridge - 27cm
A Maori pre-European stone hogback toki (adze), rounded central ridge, hammer dressed, length 27 cm.
Maori Stone Toki Adze - Pre-European Era
A Maori pre-European stone toki (adze), with steep bevel and pronounced chin, reduced and rounded towards the poll for hafting, length 20.1 cm.
Maori Stone Toki Adze Pair - Pre-European Era
Two Maori pre-European stone toki (adze), length 190 & 18.5 cm
Maori Stone Adze Pair - Pre-European Era
Two Maori pre-European stone toki (adze), length 138 & 12 cm
Maori Pre-European Stone Adze Set
Three Maori pre-European stone toki (adze), length 138, 120 & 11.5 cm.
Pre-European Maori Stone Adze Collection
Three Maori pre-European stone toki (adze), length 95, 115 & 6.8 cm.
Maori Stone Adzes: Pre-European Tools
Three Maori pre-European stone toki (adze), length 128, 125 & 10.8 cm.
Maori Stone Adze with Reduced Tang
An Maori pre-European stone toki (adze), tapered, polished blade, reduced tang for lashing, length 18 cm.
Maori Green Stone Toki Adze - Reduced Tang
An old Maori green stone toki (adze), reduced tang with one side showing greater reduction than the other, length 11.3 cm
Maori Stone Toki Adze, 11.7 cm
A Maori pre-European stone toki (adze), tapered and polished, length 11.7 cm
Maori Stone Adze Pair from Ruapekapeka
Two Maori pre-European stone toki (adze), tapered form, semi polished. L's.110 & 8.8 cm. Vendor's provenance: both from Ruapekapeka'.
Maori Stone Toki Adze from Mania
A Maori pre-European stone toki (adze), short, tapered form, with chip, length 8 cm. Vendor's provenance: 'From Mania'.
Pre-European quadrangular toki with polished argillite
Pre-European toki (argillite), thick tapering quadrangular form, poll uneven, well defined lateral edges, polished throughout. Chipped to blade, 15 cm length.
Pre-European Argillite Toki Collection
Three Pre-European toki (argillite), hammer dressed and flaked in areas with polished bevel. The lager toki displays a hammer pecked tang, 16.5 cm, 12 cm, 10 cm length.
Pre-European quadrangular toki with incipient tang
A Pre-European toki (argillite), thick quadrangular form with incipient hammer dressed tang, small amount of fritting to the cutting edge, 26 cm length.
Polished Limestone Toki with Sedimentary Layers
Large limestone toki, tapering quadrangular shape. Polished face with some natural scarring to the stone, the sedimentary layers are evident through the lateral edges and underside. Chips to the blade, 22 cm length.
Curved Agillite Toki with Flaked Edges
Unusual Agillite toki with curved end section, Flaked lateral edges and center ridge line to the face, 27 cm length.
Polished Pre-European Greywacke Toki Axe, 26cm
A good Pre-European toki (greywacke), tapering quadrangular form with well defined lateral edges. Poll uneven, highly polished throughout with evidence of heat treatment, 26 cm length.
Kawakawa Toki Pounamu Stone - Pre-European Poll Axe
A Pre-European toki pounamu, Kawakawa variety stone, chipped to poll, natural scarring to the back, some fritting to the blade, 9 cm length.
Kawakawa Toki Pounamu Stone with Natural Scarring
A Pre-European toki pounamu, Kawakawa variety stone. Poll uneven, the face and back show some natural scarring, polished bevel and blade. Small chip to the sharp cutting edge, 9 cm length.
Inanga Toki Pounamu Stone with Uneven Poll, Pre-European
A Pre-European toki pounamu, Inanga variety stone, tapering form with uneven poll, some losses, 8.5 cm length.
Pre-European Polished Kawakawa Stone Toki Poumanu
Pre-European toki Poumanu, Kawakawa variety stone. Tapering quadrangular shape, with lapidary scarfing to the face bisecting the poll section. Polished surface throughout, 10 cm length.
Broken Kawakawa Toki Pounamu Stone, 17cm
A Pre-European toki pounamu, Kawakawa variety stone, poll and upper section broken away, scarfing to the right lateral edge, cutting edge sharp. Small amount of fritting to the blade, 17 cm length.
Large Inanga Toki Pounamu Stone Axe
A large Pre-European toki pounamu, Inanga variety stone, poll uneven, rounded lateral edges, slightly rounded cutting edge but intact. Polished throughout, 25 cm length.
Pre-European Quadrangular Toki Pounamu with Scarring
A Pre-European toki pounamu, broad quadrangular form, the surface of the face uneven with natural scaring, polished bevel with a straight sharp cutting edge, 17 cm length.
Kawakawa Stone Chisel with Polished Edge
Partially formed toki pounamu and Whao chisel Bisected by a Lapidary scarf, Kawakawa variety stone. Polished with sharp cutting edge, 10 cm length.
Pitcairn Adze Fragments: Basalt Tools from the Past
Seven small adze roughout fragments from the Pitcairn Islands (Basalt)
Pitcairn Island Adzes and Roughout Set
Two adzes and a roughout from the Pitcairn Islands, heavily flaked, 19 cm, 17 cm, 16.5 cm length
Pre-European toki, 20 cm length, flaked poll section
A Pre-European toki (argillite), broad flat traditional quadrangular form with well defined lateral edges and bevel. Some flaking to the poll section, 20 cm length.
Pre-European Quadrangular Toki with Intact Cutting Edge
A Pre-European toki (argillite), Quadrangular form with rounded hammer pecked poll, cutting edge intact, 19 cm length.
Pre-European Quadrangular Toki with Rounded Hammer Pecked Poll
A Pre-European toki (argillite), Quadrangular form with rounded hammer pecked poll, cutting edge intact, 16 cm length.
Pre-European Quadrangular Toki Stone, 16 cm Length
A Pre-European toki (volcanic stone), tapering quadrangular form, rounded poll, 16 cm length.
Pre-European Toki with Hammered Surface
Two Pre-European toki (argillite), one with rounded poll and hammer pecked surface with blade sharp and intact. The other broken away poll and hammer pecked along the right lateral edge, considerable fritting to the blade, 9 cm, 8 cm length.
Pre-European Quadrangular Toki with Concentric Grooves
A Pre-European toki (volcanic stone), thick quadrangular form, even poll carved with concentric grooves, the bevel bisected with a ridge, cutting edge rounded with some fritting. Hammer pecking to the lateral edges and face, 24 cm length.
Large Pre-European Toki with Chipping, 26cm
A large Pre-European toki (volcanic stone), thick quadrangular form narrowing to the blade section. Rounded poll, and small double sided bevel. Some chipping to the lower section and cutting edge, 26 cm length.
Fired Inanga Toki Pounamu with Scarfing
Pre-European toki pounamu, Inanga variety stone showing evidence of firing. Tapering quadrangular form with scarfing to both lateral edges. Uneven poll and some fritting to the cutting edge, Provenance: Wagner Museum collection. Northland. Displaying a…
Pre-European Quadrangular Toki with Tang
A good Pre-European toki (volcanic stone), tapering quadrangular form with tang, hammer dressed surface, cutting edge rounded and slightly uneven, 24 cm length.
Rare Spaded Toki, Serpentine, 17cm Length
A large rare Spaded toki, possibly crafted from serpentine, with hammered dressed lateral edges the rest polished throughout, 17 cm length.
Serpentinite Toki with Hammered Surface and Polished Edge
Large Pre-European Serpentinite toki, thick tapering quadrangular shape with a ridge bisecting the bevel. Hammer dressed surface throughout, lower edge of the bevel polished. Fritting to blade edge, 31 cm length.
Pre-European Quadrangular Toki with Uneven Hammer Dressing
A large Pre-European toki (argillite), thick quadrangular form with well defined lateral edges, poll uneven hammer dressed and tanged, a clear ridge bisects the bevel, the cutting edge is asymmetric and chipped, 30 cm length.
Large Pre-European Argillite Toki Axe
A large Pre-European toki (argillite), large thick quadrangular form with an even poll and incipient tang, well defined lateral edges and a double sided bevel with small chip the blade, 30 cm length.
Ancient Argillite Toki Axe, Double-Sided Blade, 24cm
A Pre-European toki (argillite), traditional quadrangular form, even poll with incipient tang, double sided bevel with some chipping to the blade, 24 cm length.
Pre-European Toki with Heavy Flaking and Chipping
Three Pre-European toki, heavily flaked, some chipping to the blades
Pre-European Flaked Toki: 23cm Hammer Dressing
A large Pre-European toki, hammer dressed and heavily flaked, 23 cm length.
Pre-European Toki with Lateral Edges and Blade Chip
Three Pre-European toki, well defined lateral edges, smooth surface throughout, considerable chip to the blade on one, 12 cm, 12 cm, 10 cm length.
Pre-European Flaked Toki Set - 3 Pieces
Three Pre-European toki, Flaked in some areas, 9 cm, 9 cm, 7 cm.
Pre-European Toki: 3 Hammered & Flaked Axes
Three Pre-European toki, hammer dressed and flaked, 18 cm, 18 cm, 16 cm length.
Pre-European Toki Set: 3 Stones, 16-12 cm
Three Pre-European toki, two argillite, one volcanic stone, 16 cm, 16 cm, 12 cm length.
Pre-European Hammered Toki - 23cm Length
A large Pre-European toki, Flaked and hammer dressed, 23 cm length.
Pre-European Flaked Toki, 22 cm Length
A Pre-European toki, Flaked and hammer dressed, 22 cm length.
Pre-European Toki Hammer with Polished Blade - 17cm Length
A Pre-European toki, hammer dressed with polished blade, 17 cm length.
Pre-European Hammer-Dressed Toki with Incipient Tang
A Pre-European toki, hammer dressed, uneven underside, incipient tang, 22 cm length.
Pre-European Quadrangular Toki
A Pre-European toki (argillite), thick tapering quadrangular form, flaked to the upper section of the face, lateral edges, and the back. Polished bevel, 17cn length.
Handcrafted Pounamu Toki: 10cm Length, 7cm Height
Worked pounamu and a small toki, 10 cm, 7 cm length.
Kawakawa Toki Pounamu Stone
Pre-European toki pounamu, Kawakawa variety stone. Uneven poll and blade, left lateral edge broken away at the back, 8 cm length.
Four Indigenous Carvings: Roughouts and Toki
Two Roughouts and two toki, argillite and volcanic stone.
Inanga Toki Pounamu Stone with Scarfing
Small toki pounamu, Inanga variety stone with scarfing to the reverse and right lateral edge, 6 cm length.
Inanga Toki Pounamu with Broken Poll
A small toki pounamu, Inanga stone, broken away poll, 5 cm length.
Eclectic Collection of Cultural Artifacts
A group of Miscellaneous items, a greenstone adze, copper ships nails, musket flints from Antigua.
PNG Artefacts: Adze, Blade, Mace Head
Three Papua New Guinea artefacts, a hafted adze, an adze blade, and a New Britain stone mace head of a warclub.
Uneven Tapering Quadrangular Toki Pair
Two Pre-European toki, tapering quadrangular forms, polls uneven, one with hammer dressed laterals, the other with a small amount of flaking to the edges of the upper section, 12 cm, 10 cm.
Pre-European Argillite Toki with Fritting, 17cm Length
A Pre-European toki (argillite), broad flat tapering quadrangular form, straight poll and a short bevel. Some fritting to the cutting edge, 17 cm length.
Broken Maori Weapon Parts: Toki Blade and Patu Grip
A toki blade and the upper section of a patu onewa (short hand club), both pieces broken away. The toki blade is sharp and intact. The patu grip displays a countersunk suspension hole and three concentric grooves to the butt, 11 cm, 6 cm length.
Toki, Wood, and Punga Fragments Assortment
An assortment of toki and wood fragments and a small Punga (6 pieces)
Pre-European Quadrangular Toki with Incipient Tangs
Two Pre-European toki (argillite), Quadrangular shape, both with well defined lateral edges and insipient hammer dressed tangs. Some fritting to the cutting edges, 15 cm, 12 cm length.
Papua New Guinea's Cultural Treasures
Assorted items from Papua New Guinea, including; a hafted adze, shell currency, body adornment, a carved wood figure, pounder, penis gourd, and others.
Pre-European Toki: 3 Stone Tools, 16-12.5 cm Lengths
Three Pre-European toki, various stone, one tanged, 16 cm, 16 cm, 12.5 cm length.
Pre-European Toki: Quadrangular and Spaded Forms
Two Pre-European toki (argillite), one quadrangular form, the other spaded form, 12 cm, 7.5 cm length.
Pre-European Tapered Argillite Toki with Sharp Edge
Pre-European toki (argillite), tapering quadrangular form, flaked poll section, well defined bevel and sharp cutting edge, 23 cm length.
Marquesas Islands ceremonial adze. Carved wood, stone and fibre binding, length 116 cm
A pre-European Maori pounamu toki (adze), mainly polished, the straight side with scarf and snap grooves, the other mildly curved, mid/dark green with pale inclusions, angled bevel with straight cutting edge, the angled poll end with natural fractured…
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