Toki

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Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from basalt toka (stone). Light grey in colour. Quadrangular in cross-section. Sharp cutting edge but large loss at one corner. Steep bevel. Sides are roughly formed and left flaked in some areas. Front of the blade is smooth. Reduced towards the butt and poll. Poll left pecked. Overall surface treatment is roughly flaked and pecked.

Accession number: 1942.71 Last Update: 3 May 2019
Other Name

Adze (English)

Place
Cook Islands
Associated Place

Cook Islands

Accession Number

1942.71

Accession Date

02 Jul 1942

Other Id

26491 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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Toki, 1942.71, 26491, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 15 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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