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. Flat front of blade. Prominent shoulder reduced to butt. Butt is rounded at the sides. Poll is pecked. Low level polish. Overall surface shows evidence of pecking.
Accession number: 1950.113 Last Update: 3 May 2019
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Adze (English)
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- Place
- Cook Islands
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1950.113
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08 Jun 1950
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31967.6 (ethnology)
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