Toki
human history
Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from basalt toka (stone). Grey in colour. Triangular cross-section. Sharp cutting edge. Shallow bevel surface. Long and wide front of blade. Sides left flaked. Butt and poll left flaked. Overall adze is unpolished with the exception of bevel surface and blade with moderate level polish.
Accession number: 1950.113 Last Update: 3 May 2019
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Adze (English)
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- Cook Islands
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1950.113
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08 Jun 1950
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31968.4 (ethnology)
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