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Toki maka

human history
  • Other Name

    Stone adze (English)

  • Description

    Toki maka. Stone adze. Adzes were invaluable tools for Moana Pacific societies prior to the introduction of European tools and materials. They were made in a variety of sizes and shapes according to their required use. This toki (adze) is presented in its complete form, worked from maka (stone) that is grey-brown in colour. The toki is rectangular in overall shape and trapezoidal in cross section. The toki has a sharp cutting edge and sloped bevel.

    The sides and back of the blade are flaked. The blade reduces to the poll which has been left pecked.

  • Place
    Niue
  • Accession Number
    1929.30
  • Accession Date
    1929
  • Other Id

    3166 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Toki, 1929.30, 3166, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 27 Dec 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1929.30, 3166, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 27 Dec 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1929.30, 3166, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 27 Dec 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1929.30, 3166, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 27 Dec 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1929.30, 3166, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 27 Dec 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1929.30, 3166, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 27 Dec 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply

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