The stylised Fish Hook or in Maori the Hei Matau. The design is based on the fish hook that was probably used for fishing. though bone was more likely used for that purpose. Jade Fish Hooks were mostly worn by the chiefs of a tribe Fish Hooks designs are of great importance to the Maori people of New Zealand. |
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The Toki or Adze, the shape represents an Axe Head. The toki adze was used by the Maori as a everyday working tool for shaving and chipping and sometimes as a weapon. Special, ornate adzes were traditionally carved in stone and passed down as a heirloom. The Toki had much many uses to the Maori, fashioned from stone or greenstone it was an essential tool for survival and day to day life of a Maori tribe.
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