Toki

human history

Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from basalt toka (stone). Dark grey in colour. Quadrangular in cross-section. Cutting edge is sharp. Bevel is concave. Sides are steep. Front of the blade is flat and highly polished. Prominent shoulder. From shoulder toki is reduced towards butt. Butt and poll are pecked and flaked. Overall surface treatment is mostly polished.

Nama tāpiringa: 1932.353 Whakahounga o Mua: 3 May 2019
Ingoa Kē

Adze (English)

Wāhi
Rarotonga/Cook Islands
Wāhi Hāngai

Rarotonga/Cook Islands

Accession Number

1932.353

Rā Tāpiringa

15 Jun 1932

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

18117.1 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
8 Mātātuhi
Toki, 1932.353, 18117.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 15 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
Toki, 1932.353, 18117.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 15 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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