Large Serpentine Toki

Large Serpentine TokiThis Large Serpentine Toki has a polished finish and then has been completed with a fully adjustable trio plaited coloured waxed cord Serpentine Pounamu is apple green to black and is often mottled with light and dark coloured areas. Its surfaces often have a shiny or wax like appearance and a slightly soapy feel. Serpentine is usually fine grained and compact This Toki (Adze) was an important Maori implement. In bone or stone, it was traditionally

strength and determination

Measurements of Toki (A)

The fish hook (hei matua) was an important resource for Maori

This Large Serpentine Curved Pyramid Toki has a flat back with a pyramid shaped front with a highly polished finish and is lashed with a fully adjustable natural waxed cord

Lower Width 1

W 3cm middle carving

This stunning Serpentine Tooth is made from top quality New Zealand Pounamu and is bound with a knotted fully adjustable natural waxed cord and then completed with a polished finish

Carved from NZ Marsden Pounamu this type of stone comes from the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island

This Ōnawa Abstract Pipi Carving is made from NZ Ōnawa Pounamu which has full intricate engraving on the outer edges & then completed with a matt finish

reddish browns and a wide array of greens

This Toki (Adze) was an important Maori implement

W 1cm(bottom of carving)