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Toki
Department PacificDescription Toki. Adze. Tool used for multiple purposes including carving wooden objects. Carved from basalt stone. Dark in colour. Triangular cross-section. Dull cutting edge with large…
Toki. Adze. Tool used for multiple purposes including carving wooden objects. Carved from basalt stone. Dark in colour. Triangular cross-section. Dull cutting edge with large chip at right side of cutting edge and bevel surface. Bevel surface is polished, concave towards cutting edge. Blade is long, in comparison to shorter butt. Raised shoulder at end of blade, reduces to blade. Butt is polished, terminates at poll. Poll is chipped. Overall surface treatment of the adze is polished. Some chips at edges.
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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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