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Oceanic & African Arts — Webb's

Auction House:Webb'sNumber of lots recorded:349
Sale Title:Oceanic & African ArtsLots with images:323
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:188
Date:26-Mar-2013
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Matau - fish hook, a fish-hook of good proportions with a curved, gnarled wooden shank fashioned from a native hardwood sapling; iron hook attached to the shank with muka (flax fibre) cord. Collection number inscribed in black ink: 'Webster Coll 543'. Contact period. Length 15.7 cm. Width 12 cm.
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Pa kahawai - fishing lure, a trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'Flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb with muka binding and line. Collection number inscribed in white paint: '47264'; two old labels: '230 Rawene' and 'Edward Armytage collection'. Length 8.3 cm. Width 1.4 cm.
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Pa kahawai - fishing lure, a fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'Flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb and muka binding. Collection number inscribed in white ink: 'Web Coll.1268'. Length 9 cm. Width 1.8 cm
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Pa kahawai - fishing lure, a fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'Flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb and muka binding and line; small traces of muka teaser remain. Collection number inscribed in black ink: 'Web Coll. 1105'. Length 9.2 cm. Width 1.8 cm.
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Pa kahawai - fishing lure, a fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'Flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb and muka binding and line; small traces of muka teaser remain. Old collection label inscribed in blue ink: '997'. Length 9.3 cm. Width 1.7 cm.
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Pa kahawai - fishing lure, a contact-period trolling lure with shell body; paua-shell 'Flashing' inlay to in-curve; backbone made from an old nail; muka binding and line. Collection number inscribed in black ink: 'Web Coll 1274'. Length 10.5 cm. Width 1.8 cm.
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Pa kahawai - fishing lure light, wooden body and reflective paua inlay; barbed iron with muka lashing. Length 12 cm. Width 9 cm.
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Pa kahawai - fishing lure, a fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'Flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb with muka binding. Collection number inscribed in black ink: 'Web.Coll 1102'. Length 11.5 cm. Width 2 cm.
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Pa kahawai - fishing lure, a fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'Flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb with muka binding and line. Length 13.8 cm. Width 2 cm.
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Pa kahawai - fishing lure, a fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'Flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb with muka binding and line. Collection number inscribed in black ink: 'Web Col 1538'. Length 13 cm. Width 1.8 cm.
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Pa kahawai - fishing lure, a fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'Flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb with muka binding and line. Length 12 cm. Width 1.7 cm.
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Pa kahawai - fishing lure, a rare, black-lip pearl-shell-bodied trolling lure with reflective 'Flashing' side to in-curve; bone barb with fine binding. Old collection label inscribed in red ink: '461'. Webster collection stamp. Length 11.4 cm. Width 2 cm.
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Pa kahawai - fishing lure classic form with wooden body; reflective paua inlay to in-curve. Barbed bone point with muka lashing. Length 9 cm. Width 1.9 cm.
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Pa kahawai - fishing lure, a fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'Flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb with muka binding and line. Collection number inscribed in white and black ink: 'Web.Coll 1479 N.Z. 29'. Length 10.5 cm. Width 2 cm.
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Pa kahawai - fishing lure, a fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'Flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb and muka binding and line. Collection number inscribed in black ink: 'Webster Coll.619'. Length 10.5 cm. Width 1.8 cm.
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Pa kahawai - fishing lure, a fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'Flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb and muka binding and line. Collection number inscribed in black ink: 'Web Col 1539'. Length 10 cm. Width 1.5 cm.
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Pa kahawai - fishing lure, a fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'Flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb with muka binding and line; small traces of teaser remain. Collection number inscribed in white paint: 'Web Coll 1484 N.Z. 29.C'. Contact period. Length 9.5 cm. Width 1.5 cm.
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Pa kahawai - fishing lure, a fine, trolling lure with wooden body, paua-shell -'flashing' inlay to incurve, bone barb and muka binding. Length 9 cm. Width 2 cm
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Pa kahawai - fishing lure, a rare, early example; shank made of paua shell. As Maori fishing knowledge increased, wood was added to the design. Paua shell alone was too thin to form strong shanks that could cope with the strain, without point. Lashed snood and trace. Label attached: 'Oldman'; inscribed on other side: '30444' crossed out, and underneath inscribed: '663 Web. Col'. Length 5.7 cm. Width 1.1 cm
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Matau - iron shark hook metal -'U'-shaped fish-hook with barbed end. Bound with muka fibre; trace attached. Length 17 cm. Width 9 cm
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Matau - iron shark hook, a large example with double barb; remnants of muka binding at top. Length 14.2 cm. Width 6.4 cm
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Matau - iron shark hook, a good example with single barb; tightly bound cord attached to a robust muka trace. Length 11 cm. Width 6 cm
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Matau - copper shark hook, of incredible scale with triple barb. Tightly bound cord attached to a braided trace. Nails from early whaling boats were traded heavily with Maori., a seafarer's kinship also encouraged the exchange of rope knowledge which the innovative Maori seafarers adopted. This extremely large form would have been used to target deep-sea shark. Length 24 cm. Width 12 cm (hook only)
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Matau - fish hook, a superb fish-hook of classic form fashioned from whalebone. Smooth, warm, aged patina. Length 7 cm. Width 5 cm
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Matau - fish hook, a bone hook of flattened cylindrical form tapering to a point at one end; carved notch for attachment at top; incised detailing on out-curve of the barb. Early, worn patina. Height 6.5 cm. Width 4.5 cm.
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Matau - fish hook, a small, fine fish-hook fashioned from shell with attached fibre binding. Length 3 cm. Width 2.1 cm. Hook only
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Matau - fish hooks (2) early contact period; elaborately rendered one-piece bone fish-hook with double intertwined kaniwha 'Barbs'. End finely carved for line attachment. Inscribed in black ink: 'Web Col 1247'. Early contact period; elaborately rendered one-piece shell fish-hook. Inscribed in black ink: 'Web Col 1248'. Both hooks noted by Webster to have been found in Waimarama, Chatham Islands. Length 2.6 cm. Width 1.6 cm' length 2.8 cm. Width 2 cm.
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Matau - fish hook small, fine fish-hook, fashioned from bone. Length 3 cm. Width 2 cm
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Early Chatham Islands bone hook, a Moriori bone hook of flattened cylindrical form tapering to a point at one end; traces of black resin at top. Early, worn patina. Length 6 cm. Width 4.7 cm.
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Early Chatham Islands bone hook, a Moriori bone hook of flattened cylindrical form tapering to a point at one end; finely carved grooves for attachment at top. Warm, early patina with signs of much usage. Length 5.5 cm. Width 4.7 cm.
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Early stone lure, a rare, early form of lure predating the later wood and shell lures; triangular in cross-section with sides rounded. Flat side or bottom face is convex; fractured, pierced hole to back end designed to facilitate a natural fibre cord; finely carved bone hook lashed to front end. Length 6.4 cm. Width 1.4 cm.
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Pohau Manga - Barracuda lure rare, fully intact barracuda lure with large, straight shank and serrated bone point., an antero-posterior hole is in shank where the line goes through and runs along a groove. Inscribed in white ink: 'Web Coll 383'. Length 13 cm. Width 4.3 cm
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Pa kahawai - fishing lure, a fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'Flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb and muka binding. Collection number inscribed in white ink: 'Web Coll.512'. Length 8 cm. Width 1.5 cm.
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Stone lure Shank round, cylindrical form with carved notch to back end designed to facilitate the hook; pierced hole to front end for attaching a natural fibre cord. Length 8 cm. Width. 9 cm
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Early stone lure triangular in cross-section. Flat side or bottom face is convex; carved notch to back end designed to facilitate a natural fibre cord; carved bone hook lashed to front end. Length 8.2 cm. Width 1.6 cm.
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Early stone lure triangular in cross-section with sides rounded. Flat side or bottom face is convex; fractured, pierced hole to back end designed to facilitate a natural fibre cord and finely carved bone hook lashed to front end. Length 6.4 cm. Width 1.4 cm.
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Early stone lure triangular in cross-section with sides rounded., a pierced hole to back end designed to facilitate the natural fibre cord., a finely carved bone hook is lashed to front end. Length 7 cm. Width 1.4 cm.
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Early bone lure shaft, an early bone fishing-lure shank. This type of lure would be used for trolling species such as kahawai. Pierced hole and bevelled end. Inscribed in black ink: 'Web Coll 1457'. Length 7.8 cm. Width 1.1 cm.
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Stone lure Shank, an early, partial stone fishing-lure shank of a type used for trolling species such as kahawai. Made from New Zealand stone. Number '93' inscribed on both sides of top of shaft. Inscription in black ink of '47639' thought to relate to the Edward Armytage collection. Kenneth Athol Webster acquired a large portion of the Armytage collection following Armytage's death, so this May also be ex-Webster/Miet, especially as it was sold with other taonga from Miet's collection. Length 7.6 cm.…
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Stone lure shaft fragment triangular in cross-section; flat side or bottom face is convex; front end tapers to a point. Length 6.8 cm. Width 1.4 cm.
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Cordage, a rare example of early aho (fishing line) finely plaited from muka (flax fibre). Length 20 cm. Width 3 cm
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Bone fragment, a fragment of fish-hook point made from a kur' dog jawbone with pierced hole to flared end. Length 6.5 cm. Width 2 cm.
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Mahe - stone sinkers (2) Orthodox form, grove across length for attaching muka cord. Diameter 6.8 cm (longest), diameter 5.8 cm (shortest); diameter 7 cm (longest), diameter 5.8 cm (shortest)
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Mahe - stone sinkers (2) classic oval cross-section. Pecked finish with worked groove across length for attaching muka cord. Length 9 cm. Width 8.5 cm; length 7 cm. Width 6 cm
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Mahe - stone sinkers (2) classic oval cross-section. Pecked finish with worked groove across length for attaching muka cord. Greywacke. Length 8.5 cm. Width 6.5 cm; length 6 cm. Width 5 cm
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Mahe - stone sinkers (2) classic oval cross-section. Pecked finish with worked groove across length for attaching muka cord. Length 8.5 cm. Width 75; length 7.5 cm. Width 7 cm
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Mahe - stone sinker early example of pecked, ovoid form with recessed centre line for attachment. Length 6 cm. Width 4.5 cm
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Mahe - stone sinker good example of pecked, ovoid form with recessed centre line for attachment. Length 9 cm. Width 7 cm.
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Mahe - stone sinker, of pecked, ovoid form with recessed centre line for attachment. Length 5.7 cm. Width 5.1 cm.
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Mahe - stone sinker, a rare, early-contact-period brown stone sinker with rope groove. Rope attached at both ends. Attached Buller red label with the number '14'; 'Web Col 1293' inscribed below. Length 20.5 cm. Width 3.4 cm.
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Mahe - stone sinker white stone/quartz with rope following carved groove in stone. Rope attached both ends. Inscribed in black: 'Web Coll 1288'. Buller red label '12' attached. Length 29.6 cm. Width 4 cm.
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Mahe - stone sinkers (2) both of orthodox form with oval cross-section. Pecked, worked groove across length for attaching muka cord. Greywacke. One with collection label attached: 'Matamata N.I 2/56'. Length 33 cm width 6.5 cm; length 5.5 cm. Width 4.8 cm
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Mahe - stone sinkers (2) classic oval cross-section. Pecked finish with worked groove across length for attaching muka cord. Greywacke. Length 8.3 cm. Width 6.5 cm; length 8 cm. Width 7 cm.
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Significant collection of amateur field Finds, 1920 five artefacts mounted on old card including 'The Milford hook' thought to be the second-largest whalebone hook in existence. Offers a refined orthodox style; each end terminates with utilitarian barb design. Form is accentuated by fashioned detailing at the lower apex of the hook. The collection also offers two cloak pins, a pa kahawai and another bone fishing hook. Old labels attached to early Craighead Diocesan school textbook cover. 'The Milford hook'…
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Kapeu pounamu good, large example with hourglass-shaped suspension hole. Light-green nephrite. Length 14 cm. Width 1 cm
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Kuru pounamu, of flattened ovoid form with pierced hourglass-shaped suspension hole for muka cord. Length 6.5 cm. Width. 5 cm
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Rare kuru pounamu fashioned from glass with hourglass-shaped suspension hole., a number of glass ear pendants were traded in the far north on Cook's voyages (Joseph Banks). The locality in which this pendant was collected is written on an affixed label: 'Lake Omapere' in Northland. Printed on the same label: 'Edward Armytage collection'. Length 5.9 cm. Width 1.5 cm.
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Miniature hei tiki pounamu miniature hei tiki pounamu. Pierced hole and metal ring attached, in classic form with wax to eyes. Length 2 cm. Width 1.2 cm
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Kapeu pounamu early example in orthodox form with pierced suspension hole. Length 12.5 cm
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Kuru pounamu Translucent tangiwai (bowenite) variety of pounamu with hourglass-shaped suspension hole. Length 6.3 cm. Width 1.4 cm
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Kuru pounamu ovoid, flattened form with pierced hole for suspension. Length 2.5 cm. Width 1.5 cm.
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Kuru pounamu, of long cylindrical form with pierced hole for attachment. Length 14.6 cm. Width 1 cm
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Kuru pounamu fine example of light-coloured inanga stone with pierced suspension hole for attachment. Length 8.3 cm. Width 1.1 cm
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Kuru pounamu good example in orthodox form with pierced hole for attachment. Length 8.5 cm. Width 1.3 cm
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Large kuru pounamu finely carved, orthodox style with hourglass-shaped suspension hole. Length 12 cm. Width 1 cm
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Pounamu pendant flattened, elongated form with gold band to top with attached ring. Length 11.3 cm. Width 1.6 cm
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Kuru pounamu flattened, elongated form with hourglass-shaped pierced hole for suspension. Length 17 cm. Width 2.2 cm
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Kuru pounamu long, flattened ovoid form. Pierced hourglass-shaped suspension hole for muka cord. Length 10.8 cm. Width 2 cm
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Hei tiki pounamu interesting 19th-century greenstone tiki believed to be carved by German whalers circa 1885, with wax inset to eyes. Length 6.3 cm. Width 3.8 cm
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Hei tiki pounamu pierced hole for attachment in classic form with head facing to the right and arms resting on thighs. Red wax inset to eyes. Length 8 cm. Width 5 cm
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Hei tiki pounamu large example in orthodox stance with centre-ridged head tilting to the right. Drilled hourglass-shaped suspension hole with attached copper ring. Mouth and eyes well defined with arms resting on legs. Length 10.8 cm. Width 6 cm
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Hei tiki pounamu in orthodox stance with large head tilting to the right, with drilled hourglass-shaped suspension hole for muka cord and evidence of second suspension hole being undertaken on the reverse. Soft facial features with tongue extended; arms resting to knees. Length 7.2 cm. Width 3.9 cm
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Hei tiki pounamu in orthodox stance, with head tilting to the left. Pierced, hourglass-shaped suspension hole for muka cord which is worn out. Both eyes well defined as are elbows which extend arms to rest on legs. Nephrite. Length 6 cm. Width 3.6 cm
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Miniature hei tiki pounamu miniature hei tiki pounamu. In classic form with head tilting to the right with arms on legs and painted red eyes. Length 2.6 cm. Width 1.9 cm
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Pair of whao - chisels fine examples of a whao pounamu (nephrite chisels) fashioned from high-quality pounamu. One has a worn/broken suspension hole. Length 7.5 cm. Width 1.5 cm; length 6 cm. Width 1.6 cm
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Greenstone toki & worked pounamu stone (3) two early toki pounamu and a worked pounamu stone. Length 10.6 cm. Width 2 cm; length 7.6 cm. Width 2.7 cm; length 8.5 cm. Width 4.6 cm
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Early worked pounamu piece of worked pounamu displaying interesting signs of grooved working which suggest initial stages of a kapeu ear pendant ('hockey-stick shaped'). Label attached to back inscribed: 'H.N. Moseley. New Zealand jade. Worked by natives commencement of an ear ring'. H. N Moseley was a naturalist aboard the Challenger that sailed around the world between 1872 and 1876. Inscribed on back in white ink: 'Webster Coll 29'. Length 7.2 cm. Width 5.3 cm
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Toki pounamu - adze flattened rectangular form with defined cutting edge. Length 5.6 cm. Width 4.2 cm
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Fine toki pou tangata, of delicate form with cut and pierced attachment hole. This adze would have been used for ceremonial and adornment purposes. Length 7.2 cm. Width 3.5 cm
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Large toki pounamu - adze river-worn finish; unusual elongated poll end. Scarfing- marks evident. Possibly a simplified form of mere pounamu. Length 23.4 cm. Width 8 cm
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Toki pounamu - adze flattened, rectangular form with defined cutting edge. Length 9.4 cm. Width 5.6 cm
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Toki pounamu - adze finely finished adze, with saw marks evident to one side. Light nephrite. Length 11.8 cm. Width 4.8 cm
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Toki pounamu - adze, of flat rectangular form, with shaped cutting blade. Length 10.8 cm. Width 4.8 cm
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Superb toki pounamu - adze finished adze with smooth edges evident on all sides. Pre-European kawakawa nephrite. Fracture evident to poll end. Length 30 cm
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Toki pounamu - adze classic form, light-green nephrite. Sharp cutting blade. Length 11.3 cm. Width 4.8 cm
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Toki pounamu - adze early toki in a flattened, rectangular shape. Working marks visible on both sides. Length 15 cm. Width 8 cm.
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Superb toki pounamu early toki in a flattened rectangular shape of an Inunga type stone. Soft polished patina length 19.5 cm. Width 7.5 cm.
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Toki pounamu - adze, an early example of rectangular form with smooth top edge and rough underside. Length 8.8 cm. Width 3.2 cm
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Toki fragment - adze poll-end fragment from a large toki. Length 10 cm. Width 6.4 cm
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Large toki - adze superb and early form with smooth sides, small cutting face and pecked ridge and butt. Length 28.5 cm. Width 7 cm
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Large toki - adze, of exceptionally large quadrangulated form, tapering to a fine blade. Overall smooth surface. Length 26 cm. Width 8.5 cm
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Large toki - adze large, quadrangulated form tapering to fine, flaked blade. Early weathered patina. Length 30.8 cm. Width 10 cm
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Superb toki - adze, of exceptionally large, quadrangulated form tapering to a fine blade. Pecked surface to top and end. Smooth finish to sides and back. Argillite. Length 34.7 cm. Width 9.7 cm
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Group of toki - adzes (5) five adzes of triangular form that terminate in fine cutting edges. Length 21.5 cm. Width 7 cm; length 5.7 cm. Width 4.7 cm; length 6.9 cm. Width 4.5 cm; length 6.2 cm. Width 2.4 cm; length 16 cm. Width 6 cm
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Group of toki - adzes (4) side inscribed in white: 'R68 Hawera'; bottom inscribed in white: '129/104 E14- '. Length 17.5 cm. Width 6.5 cm; length 13 cm. Width 4.6 cm; length 8.3 cm. Width 4.8 cm; length 5.8 cm. Width 3.3 cm
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Group of toki - adzes (5) five adzes of triangular form that terminate in fine cutting edges. Made from various types of stone. Length 15 cm. Width 4.5 cm; length 9 cm. Width 4.5 cm; length 12.5 cm. Width 4.5 cm; length 14 cm. Width 4 cm; length 19.8 cm. Width 5.5 cm.
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Toki - adze Y number Pend early toki in a flattened, rectangular shape. Working marks visible to one side. Smooth, worn patina overall. Length 10.1 cm. Width 5.5 cm. Depth 2 cm
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Group of toki - adzes (6), of classic form of varying stone types. Collection labels attached. Length 10 cm. Width 4 cm; length 15 cm. Width 4.5 cm; length 10.5 cm. Width 6.5 cm; length 12 cm. Width 6 cm; length 10 cm. Width 5 cm; length 17 cm. Width 6 cm
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Toki - adze elongated, flattened form terminating in a fine cutting edge. Length 19 cm. Width 6.5 cm
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Toki - adze, of classic form. Dark argillite. Chip to blade edge. Length 13 cm. Width 6.5 cm.
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