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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 toka (stone). Dark brown in colour. Triangular in cross-section. Sharp cutting edge. Bevel surface is slightly rounded towards the bevel, concave towards the chin. Sides are polished. Front of the blade is highly polished, there is some flaking at one lower corner. The toki (adze) has only a very slight shoulder. Reduction to butt. Butt and poll are flaked.

  • Place
    Cook Islands
  • Associated Place

    Cook Islands

  • Accession Number
    1942.72
  • Accession Date
    02 Jul 1942
  • Other Id

    26485.10 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

Toki, 1942.72, 26485.10, Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • Toki, 1942.72, 26485.10, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1942.72, 26485.10, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1942.72, 26485.10, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1942.72, 26485.10, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1942.72, 26485.10, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1942.72, 26485.10, Cultural Permissions Apply

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