Bone Toki with Engravings

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Our hand carved Bone Toki featuring traditional engravings and complex traditional bindings with a hand plaited waxed braid cord and carved bone toggle. Toki also referred to as a Adz Blade. This design represents the Adze which was used to carve the great canoes and also to cut and work timber for the fortresses or Pahs in which the Maori lived. It was such an important tool in Maori life that it became regarded as a symbol of power, authority and good character. It is also the mark of the craftsman and artist bringing together head, hand and heart. Toki: Maori Carving Tool / Symbol of Courage and Strength Features Traditional Engravings Material: Treated and polished domestic cow bone. Species: Bovine Size: 2 inches tall by 3/4 inches wide Adjustable Cord Show more