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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 basalt toka (stone). Grey in colour. Triangular cross-section. Sharp cutting edge. Shallow bevel surface. Flat front of blade. Prominent shoulder reduced to butt. Butt end is rounded at the sides. Poll is pecked. Overall surface of the adze is polished with some pecking at the poll.

  • Place
    [Cook Islands]
  • Associated Place

    Cook Islands

  • Accession Number
    1984.97
  • Accession Date
    15 Feb 1984
  • Other Id

    50797.5 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Toki, 1984.97, 50797.5, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1984.97, 50797.5, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1984.97, 50797.5, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1984.97, 50797.5, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1984.97, 50797.5, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1984.97, 50797.5, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1984.97, 50797.5, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1984.97, 50797.5, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply

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