condensed discuss document expanded export feedback print share remove reset document_white enquire_white export_white report_white
discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml

Toki

human history
  • Other Name

    Adze (English)

  • Description

    Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from toka (stone). Grey-brown in colour. Cutting edge is chipped all the way along. Bevel is concave. Overall surface treatment is highly polished.Reduction towards butt and poll. Poll is left chipped and flaked.

  • Place
  • Associated Place
  • Accession Date
    1870
  • Other Id

    11686 (ethnology)

  • Department
Toki, 11686, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 09 Nov… … Read more

Images and documents

Images

Artefact

The development of the Auckland War Memorial Museum online collection is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided.

The gift of curiosity

With unlimited free entry to all paid exhibitions, discounted event tickets and exclusive Member-only events, a Museum Membership is the gift that keeps on giving year-round.

SEE OPTIONS FROM $60

The gift of curiosity