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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 toka (stone). dark in colour with flecks of white. Triangular cross-section. Blunt cutting edge. Steep bevel surface. Front of blade is flat, with continuous reduction towards butt end and poll. Overall surface of the adze is highly polished

  • Place
  • Associated Place
  • Accession Number
    1917.26
  • Accession Date
    1917
  • Other Id

    8810 (ethnology)

  • Department
Toki, 1917.26, 8810, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital,… … Read more

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