Toki

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Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from toka (stone). Grey in colour. Trapezoidal cross-section. Dull cutting edge. Bevel surface is concave. Short blade. Slightly raised shoulder. From the shoulder reduced to butt, with groove in-between shoulder and butt. Butt left pecked. Poll left flaked and pecked. Low level polish all over. Overall surface treatment left pecked.

Last Update: 3 May 2019
Other Name

Adze (English)

Place
Cook Islands
Accession Date

1899

Other Id

8365 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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Toki, 8365, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 02 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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