Large Serpentine Toki

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This 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 worn by Maori elders, as it represented power, wisdom, authority, strength, control, determination and focus. Measurements L 8cmW 3.2cm Show more