Set of Four Antique Tapering Toki
Four 18th century or earlier toki, of classic tapering form, length 14 cm,13 cm,12 cm, 12 cm.
Te Kaha carved pounamu hei toki with certificate 2016. Te Kaha is a master pounamu practitioner, educator and spokesperson who has honed his skillset and craft over three decades. Te Kaha's pounamu pieces have gained a reputation nationally and…
Three Maori pre-European stone toki, tapered form. The shorter two in reasonable polish the other narrower and flaked all over. L's. 110. 10 & 16.5 cm..
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 Hammered Toki - 23cm Length
A large Pre-European toki, Flaked and hammer dressed, 23 cm length.
Toki, adze, 19th century stone adze with straight blade with one very small corner chip, steep short bevel, rounded chin, straight vertical sides tapered to rounded poll, length 15.6 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
Argillite Toki Adze Blade: Tapering Quadrangular Shape
Toki (adze blade), Argillite, tapering quadrangular shape with narrow blade section, 18 cm length.
Flattened adze with defined cutting edge
Toki pounamu - adze flattened, rectangular form with defined cutting edge. Length 9.4 cm. Width 5.6 cm
Polished Pounamu Toki with Sharp Blade
Small pounamu toki, Poll flaked and uneven with polished bevel and sharp blade.
Maori Pre-European Stone Adze Set
Three Maori pre-European stone toki (adze), length 138, 120 & 11.5 cm.
Three Antique Tapering Toki, 18th Century or Earlier
Three 18th century or earlier toki, of classic tapering form, length 18 cm,15 cm,13 cm.
Small Nephrite Adze Blade from Private Collection
A similar smaller nephrite adze blade to above, detailed in white pen 'New Caledonia (?)', length 7.4 cm, W.7.9 cm. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
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.
Pre-European toki (argillite), tapering quadrangular shape, well formed with even poll and sharp intact cutting edge. Smooth surface with minor pecking to the upper section. Discovered at Waitotara, 1941, length 19 cm,
Papua New Guinean Chloromelanite Adze Blades
Two Papua New Guinean adze blades, teardrop shape with smooth surface. Carved from highly prized chloromelanite which was found in the Cycloop mountains. This extremely hard, veined, jade-like stone varies in colour according to the surrounding minerals…
Pre-European Argillite Toki with Polished Blade
Pre-European spade shouldered argillite toki, pecked to the upper section with polished blade. 13 cm length.
Pre-European Argillite Toki Adze
Pre- European toki (stone adze), Argillite, quadrangular shape, small chips to the cutting edge, 16 cm length
Polished Toki Adze Blade with Tapering Quadrangular Shape
Toki (adze blade), tapering quadrangular shape, pecked and polished finish, small chips to the blade, 20 cm length
Pitted Tang Toki Stone Adze, 26cm Length
Toki stone adze of quadrangular form with pitted tang, some chips to blade, length 26 cm
Antique Toki Pounamu Adze Blade, 19th Century
A 19th century or earlier toki pounamu (nephrite adze blade), small flat tapered form with rounded bevel, length 7.7 cm. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
Striated Nephrite Adze, 8.8 cm
A nephrite adze, tapered quadrangular form, the nephrite with strong striated inclusions, length 8.8 cm. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
Pre-contact greywacke adze from Neil Darroch collection
Toki - adze pre-contact period, greywacke, quadrangular form, length 16.5 cm. Provenance: Neil Darroch collection
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.
Maori Stone Adze with Reduced Tang
An Maori pre-European stone toki (adze), tapered, polished blade, reduced tang for lashing, length 18 cm.
Smooth Stone Toki Set: 13cm and 31cm Lengths
Two stone toki / adze, smooth finishes, 13 cm and 31 cm lengths
Maori Pounamu Toki Adze - 7.4 cm Length
An old Maori pounamu small toki (adze), of good green tone and polish, pale flecked highlights, grooved to the top and with suspension hole, chipping to edge. Length 7.4 cm
Maori Stone Toki Adze, 17cm Length
A Maori pre-European stone toki (adze), curved polished blade area otherwise fine peaked detail. Wide tapered form. Length 17 cm. The blade in good condition with sharp edge. Being assessed for registration.
Grooved Pounamu Blade
Toki pounamu. Side showing worked grooves, well defined blade edge. Variations of light to dark green pounamu. Length 17.5 cm. Width 8 cm
Four Small Antique Tapering Toki Knives
Four 18th century or earlier small toki, of classic tapering form, length 11 cm, 8 cm, 8 cm, 8 cm.
Set of Four Classic Tapering Toki
Four 18th century or earlier toki, of classic tapering form, L15 cm,14 cm, 14 cm,12 cm.
Two Maori pre-European toki, one flaked of hog back form, length 14 cm. The other of tapered form, polished with some flaking remaining evident, length 11 cm.
Four Indigenous Carvings: Roughouts and Toki
Two Roughouts and two toki, argillite and volcanic stone.
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.
Toki, adze, 18th century basalt stone adze with mottled grey colour, one chip on the blade edge, marked 'Ruakaka 2B', length 17 cm. Provenance - Florence court sale [2009]. Estate of John Lawford
PNG Adze and Cassowary Head Dress
Papua New Guinean hafted adze and cassowary bird head dress, adze; wooden handle with lashing. Head dress; feathers and woven fibre with attached binding. Adze, 47 cm length; headdress, 45 cm length
Unusual Toki Spade with Polished Cutting Edge
An unusual spade form toki (greywacke), shoulders spaded and pecked, lower section polished with a sharp cutting edge. Some fritting to the blade. 9 cm length.
Rare Hogback Toki in Fine Grained Greywacke Adze Blade
Pre-European toki (adze blade), rare hog back (apex up) example in fine grained greywacke, flaked all over except for the polished cutting area, 14.5 cm length
Argillite Toki Adze Blade with Polished Finish
Toki (adze blade), Argillite, tapering quadrangular shape, polished finish, small chip to the blade, 12 cm length.
Maori Stone Toki Adze - 26cm Length
An old Maori stone toki (adze), of long narrow form with good defined lines and matt polished surface, pecking evident at the tang end, sharp curved blade end. Being assessed for registration. Length 26 cm
Maori argillite toki with pecked and polished finish
A Maori pre-European large argillite toki (adze), type 1, with long narrow pole end, pecked finish, evidence of flake chipping to base and sides otherwise polished finish, tapered with blade at the widest width. 7.5 x 3.5 x 25 cm
Light-green Nephrite Adze with Sharp Cutting Blade
Toki pounamu - adze classic form, light-green nephrite. Sharp cutting blade. Length 11.3 cm. Width 4.8 cm
Pre-European Maori Wedged Tapered Blade Toki
A pre-European Maori part hog back toki, (Duff type 4), wedged tapered blade in part polish, snapped handle end. Length 19 cm. Being assessed for registration.
Pounamu Adze Blade with Provenance
A pounamu adze blade, quadrangular tapering shape with lapidary scarf to one side, length 13.3 cm. Provenance: Bears old label '13 Te Kuiti'. Sold at auction c.1997 Sloane's Wellington lot 98 Miet Collection Private Estate Collection.
Polished Maori Stone Toki Axe, Type 2C
A pre European Maori stone toki, type 2C, some flaking to proper right side, over-all polished with some pecking evident, length 18.5 cm
Grey-green Stone Adze Blade with Quadrangular Tang
A small grey-green stone adze blade, quadrangular tanged, length 8.5 cm. Provenance: Sold at auction c.1997 Sloane's Wellington lot 130 Miet Collection. Private Estate Collection.
Large Smooth Argillite Toki with Pecked Tang
Toki, large argillite toki, duff type 1A. Smooth finish all over, well defined pecked tang. Length 20.2 cm. Width 7.4 cm
Pitcairn Adze Fragments: Basalt Tools from the Past
Seven small adze roughout fragments from the Pitcairn Islands (Basalt)
Toki, adze, small 19th century worked pounamu adze, medium green, with white feathering, small chip to blade, length 5.3 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
Pre-European Toki: Polished and Flaked
Three Pre-European toki (argillite), the larger two pecked and polished, the smaller flaked. Y number pending
Greenstone Adze with Good Blade and Dark Colour
A 19th century greenstone adze (toki), has a good cutting blade in overall good condition. Good overall dark colour. Length 11 cm. Width 6.5 cm
Polished Greywacke Toki from Aotearoa
A small toki, Aotearoa, made from greywacke stone and highly polished. A quadrangular form tapering to a dull blade. Length 6.5 cm, width 3.1 cm, depth 1 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Aotearoa
Pre-European Pounamu Adze Blade and Scraper Set
Pre-European pounamu toki (adze blade) and scraper, each 7 cm length.
Unusual Quadrangular Toki Pair
Unusual Pre-European toki and another toki, Corse volcanic stone, quadrangular shape with unusual raised lashing ridges to the pole section. The other argillite toki of quadrangular shape with pecked and polished finish, 16 cm and 13 cm length
Polished Argillite Toki Adze Blade, 14cm
Toki (adze blade), Argillite, polished finish, 14 cm length.
Greywacke Toki Adze, Rounded Quadrangular Form
A greywacke toki (adze), of rounded quadrangular form, all over pecked finish incompletely polished out, gently curved bevel, Y14105, L. 26.6 cm. Provenance: Private Collection. Note: Under the Protected Objects Act 1975, only Registered Collectors of…
Collection of Four Maori Stone Adzes
Four various Maori stone adzes 14.5 cm, 19 cm, 14 cm, 12 cm, registration pending
Maori Stone Axes Collection
Six ground edge Maori New Zealand stone axes or adzes. Collection Dr John Raven, Perth.
Maori Stone Axes from Dr. John Raven's Collection
Two highly polished Maori New Zealand stone axes or adzes. Collection Dr John Raven, Perth. 19 cm & 17 cm
Three Antique Tapering Toki, 18th Century or Earlier
Three 18th century or earlier toki, of classic tapering form, length 20 cm, 20 cm, 21 cm.
Pre-European Quadrangular Greenstone Toki Pounamu
A pre-European toki pounamu, quadrangular form, stone tooled scarf and snap lapidary evident to one side, mid-green tone, length 10 cm. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
Pale Veined Nephrite Adze Blade
A wide flat nephrite adze blade, pale veined inclusions. 20.5 cm x 9.4 cm x 1.5 cm. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
Exceptional Large Toki Adzes - 25.5cm and 22.5cm
Large toki - adzes two large and exceptional examples, length 25.5 cm and 22.5 cm,
19th Century Maori Greenstone Adze with Damaged Edge
A 19th century Maori greenstone adze (toki). Damaged cutting edge. Length 12 cm
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.
Toki, adze, large toki with slightly curved, chipped blade edge, steep bevel with no marked chin, straight vertical sides, entire surface displays flake scars and hammer-dressing, part polished, length 28.4 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
Pink Volcanic Toki with Unusual Ridge Delineation
Pre-European pink volcanic toki, Quadrangular form pecked throughout with unusual ridge delineating the blade section. Red accretions. 24 cm length.
Brown Inlaid Argillite Toki Adze Blade
Toki (adze blade), Argillite with brown inclusions in the stone, tapering quadrangular shape, pecked and polished finish, 17 cm length
Pacific Island Nephrite Adze Blade, 19th Century
A 19th century or earlier Pacific Island nephrite adze blade, flattened rounded ovoid form, a small section re-stuck to the butt end, length 10.7 cm.
A Maori pre-European pounamu toki, wide flat tapered form. Mostly polished. The blade edge nearly straight, length 10 cm.
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.
Papua New Guinea Adze Blade Collection
Collection of ten Papua New Guinea adze blades. Provenance Nigel Hillind collection
Maori Stone Adze - 28cm Length
A large Maori pre-European stone toki (adze), long flat broad tapered form with chip to the near straight bevel, dark grey flecked tone, length 28 cm.
18th Century Toki: Wide Blade, 30cm Length
18th century or earlier toki, wide blade. Tapering form, length 30 cm.
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.
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.
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.
Three Unique Stone Blades: Basalt, Greenstone, Sedimentary
Three various stone blades. Including long, pointed, round edge basalt; greenstone axe; long pointed, with square edge grey sedimentary. Length 30 cm (longest)
Maori Stone Axes from Fred Smith Collection
Five ground edge Maori New Zealand stone axes or adzes from the Fred Smith. Collection. Collection Dr John Raven, Perth.
Polished Maori Stone Tool from New Zealand
Highly polished Maori New Zealand stone axe, adze or other tool. Collection Dr John Raven, Perth. Length 23 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 - 170 & 16.5 cm
Two Maori pre-European stone toki (adze), length 170 & 16.5 cm
Pre-European Toki Variations
Three Pre-European toki, two are polished with well defined lateral edges and bevels with sharp blades. One is flaked on the face. ,
Maori Adze with Tang and Pecked Poll
A pre-European Maori toki (adze), with distinctive tang and pecked poll, length 15.5 cm.
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.
Argillite Toki with Haft Polish and Old Scars
Argillite toki, of narrow and shallow quadrangular form, good smooth patina, haft polish over still visible old flake scars, narrow butt, chipping to the blade, Y14065, L. 16 cm. Provenance: Private Collection. Note: Under the Protected Objects Act 1975,…
Pounamu Tapered Adze Blade - 8cm Length
Pounamu toki (adze) chipped blade, tapering form. Length 8 cm
Six Antique Tapering Toki, 18th Century or Earlier
Six 18th century or earlier small toki, of classic tapering form, length 8 cm, 9 cm, 9 cm, 7 cm, 5 cm, 5 cm.
Antique Nephrite Adze Blade, 19th Century
A 19th century or earlier toki pounamu (nephrite adze blade), quadrangular tapering shape, length 15.8 cm
11cm Toki Pounamu Pair from Neil Darroch Collection
Two toki pounamu of varying stone types, both length 11 cm, . Provenance: Neil Darroch collection
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