Toki
human history
Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from toka (stone). Grey-brown in colour. Triangular in cross-section. Dull cutting edge, chipped. Bevel is shallow. Sides are slightly pecked. Front of the blade is slightly rounded along the sides. Faded sticker placed at the centre of the blade. Slightly raised shoulder. From shoulder reduced to butt and poll. Butt is mostly polished. Poll is pecked. Overall surface treatment is polished.
Last Update: 3 May 2019
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Adze (English)
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- Rarotonga/Cook Islands
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1899
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12239 (ethnology)
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