Hafted adze

Toki. Hafted 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 appears to be of more modern manufacture, perhaps for tourist trade. It consists of a maka tā (stone adze) lashed with 3-ply hau kafa (sennit binding) to a wooden kau (haft). The maka tā is sourced from maka (stone) of dark basalt.

27557.2 (ethnology)

Pacific