Toki
human history
Toki. Adze. Tool used for multiple purposes including carving wooden objects. Carved from basalt stone. Dark in colour. Quadrangular cross-section. Cutting edge is chipped in multiple places. Bevel surface has steep incline, is slightly rounded. Blade is flat, polished with a patina, has chips at at edges. Raised shoulder reduces to butt. Butt shows some pecking, still with some polish at butt and poll. Polished on most surfaces of the adze.
Accession number: 1947.106 Last Update: 3 May 2019
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Adze (English)
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- Description
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- Place
- [Mangaia]/[Cook Islands]
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1947.106
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19 Jun 1947
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29642 (ethnology)
41 (Nutt)
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