Toki

Adze fragment. Toki. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from toka (stone). Triangular cross-section. Broken from the middle of the bevel, loss of cutting edge. Raised shoulder, reduced to butt. Butt and poll are pecked and flaked. Uneven surface treatment overall, areas of pecking and flaking visible.

Other Name

Adze Fragment (English)

Place

[Mangaia]/[Cook Islands]

Associated Place

Mangaia/Cook Islands

Accession Number

1947.106

Accession Date

19 Jun 1947

Other Id

29672.1 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific