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Maori Hand Carved Toki Poutangata

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A stunning traditional Maori style Toki Poutangata with a bound greenstone jade blade and carved wooden handle.
The Toki Poutangata is a ceremonial adze used to make the first cuts when carving a sacred sculpture for a meeting house or felling a great tree used to carve a special Waka or great canoe.
It is a symbol of authority and leadership within the tribe so was only carried by the chiefs and other very important members of a tribe so they became very sacred Taonga as they were passed down the generations.
DIMENSIONS : Height 14.75 inch / 38 cm
Length 9.75 inch / 25 cm

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Maori Hand Carved Toki Poutangata

Name: Maori Hand Carved Toki Poutangata
SKU: 148483471
Price: 200 USD
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