Toki Pounamu; greenstone adze
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Description
Toki Pounamu; greenstone adze. The face of the toki is smooth, is a dull dark green colour with a line of white along the right side of the toki. The poll of the toki has been fractured revealing layers of white, lighter green and brown colours throughout the thickness of the poll.
The back of the toki is shiny and smooth with a pattern of white, yellow and green extending from the cutting edge to the poll. There is an area of 80 mm pitted indentations starting at the shoulder. The toki has an angular beveled blade with a slightly curved cutting edge.
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The back of the toki is shiny and smooth with a pattern of white, yellow and green extending from the cutting edge to the poll. There is an area of 80 mm pitted indentations starting at the shoulder. The toki has an angular beveled blade with a slightly curved cutting edge.
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