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Toki

human history
  • Other Name

    Adze (English)

  • Description

    Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from basalt toka (stone). Dark grey in colour. Triangular cross-section. Chip at one corner and at the middle of cutting edge. Shallow convex bevel surface. Flat front of blade. Butt end and poll are flaked with little polish. Pecked in overall surface teatment.

  • Place
  • Associated Place
  • Accession Number
    1969.94
  • Accession Date
    24 Apr 1969
  • Other Id

    41259 (ethnology)

  • Department
Toki, 1969.94, 41259, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital,… … Read more

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