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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. Long and wide front of blade. Sides left flaked. Butt and poll left flaked. Overall adze is unpolished with the exception of bevel surface and blade with moderate level polish.

  • Place
    Cook Islands
  • Accession Number
    1950.113
  • Accession Date
    08 Jun 1950
  • Other Id

    31968.4 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Toki, 1950.113, 31968.4, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 18 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1950.113, 31968.4, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 18 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Toki, 1950.113, 31968.4, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 18 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply

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