Toki

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Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from toka (stone). Dark in colour. Triangular in cross-section. Sharp cutting edge. Bevel is concave. Sides are highly polished. Front of the blade is slightly rounded, and highly polished. Prominent shoulder. From shoulder reduced to butt and poll. Butt and poll are left pecked. Overall surface treatment is highly polished.

Accession number: 1934.124 Last Update: 3 May 2019
Other Name

Adze (English)

Place
Cook Islands
Associated Place

Cook Islands

Accession Number

1934.124

Accession Date

09 Apr 1934

Other Id

20094.2 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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Toki, 1934.124, 20094.2, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 10 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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