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Toki
Department PacificAccession Date UnknownDescription Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from a basalt stone. Dark brown in colour. Triangular cross-section. Sharp cutting edge. Bevel…
Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from a basalt stone. Dark brown in colour. Triangular cross-section. Sharp cutting edge. Bevel is at a slight incline, concaved towards the cutting edge. Front of blade is flat and highly polished. Slightly raised shoulder above the blade, reduced to butt. Butt is shorter than blade, is highly polished. Poll is highly polished. Overall surface treatment of the adze is highly polished.
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Toki
Department PacificAccession Date UnknownDescription Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from stone, brown in colour. Quadrangular cross-section. Chipped, dull cutting edge. Bevel is…
Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from stone, brown in colour. Quadrangular cross-section. Chipped, dull cutting edge. Bevel is concave towards cutting edge. Front of blade is flat. Raised shoulder reduces to butt. Blade cross-section is wider than butt. Poll is roughly polished. Overall surface treatment of adze is lightly polished.
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Toki
Department PacificAccession Date UnknownDescription Unfinished Toki. Adze. Worked from a stone. Dark, grey and brown in colour. Flat, tear drop shape. No cutting edge or definitive features of a finished adze. Sides of the…
Unfinished Toki. Adze. Worked from a stone. Dark, grey and brown in colour. Flat, tear drop shape. No cutting edge or definitive features of a finished adze. Sides of the piece are pecked, flaked off. Not polished.
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