Toki
human history
Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from stone, brown in colour. Quadrangular cross-section. Chipped, dull cutting edge. Bevel is concave towards cutting edge. Front of blade is flat. Raised shoulder reduces to butt. Blade cross-section is wider than butt. Poll is roughly polished. Overall surface treatment of adze is lightly polished.
Last Update: 3 May 2019
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Adze (English)
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- [Mangaia]/[Cook Islands]
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Unknown
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38936.4 (ethnology)
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