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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). Heavy. Dark in colour. Triangular in cross-section. Dull cutting edge. Rounded bevel chipped towards the cutting edge. Pecking left at the sides. Front of the blade is slightly rounded, surface has wear and several scratches. Large chip at one corner of the blade. Prominent shoulder. From shoulder reduced to butt. Butt end left pecked. Poll left pecked.

  • Place
    Rarotonga/Cook Islands
  • Associated Place

    Rarotonga/Cook Islands

  • Accession Number
    1946.12
  • Accession Date
    26 Sep 1945
  • Other Id

    29436.1 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Toki, 1946.12, 29436.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 12 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1946.12, 29436.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 12 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1946.12, 29436.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 12 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1946.12, 29436.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 12 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1946.12, 29436.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 12 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1946.12, 29436.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 12 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1946.12, 29436.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 12 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1946.12, 29436.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 12 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply

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