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Toki taraī

human history
  • Other Name

    Adze, Hafted (English)

  • Description

    Toki tarai. Hafted adze. Top heavy. A large, roughly polished toki (adze - triangular in cross section) hafted to a long, wooden haft shaped from a section of tree branch. The adze has been hafted incorrectly, with the flat side of the blade placed posterior.

    Lashing of puru akari (braided coconut sennit) of a flat iri taki toru (3-ply braid) lashed on to the top of the haft to secure the adze, with a piece of coconut sheath between the lashing and the adze, acting as a gasket. No carved surface decoration on the haft itself which is natural in colour. The lashing is natural in colour and the toki (adze) is dark grey in colour.

  • Place
    Aitutaki/Cook Islands
  • Associated Place

    Aitutaki/Cook Islands

  • Accession Number
    1927.88
  • Accession Date
    1927
  • Other Id

    10895 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Toki taraī, 1927.88, 10895, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 14 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki taraī, 1927.88, 10895, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 14 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki taraī, 1927.88, 10895, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 14 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki taraī, 1927.88, 10895, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 14 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki taraī, 1927.88, 10895, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 14 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki taraī, 1927.88, 10895, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 14 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki taraī, 1927.88, 10895, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 14 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki taraī, 1927.88, 10895, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 14 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki taraī, 1927.88, 10895, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 14 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki taraī, 1927.88, 10895, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 14 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • adze

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