Toki

human history

Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from basalt toka (stone). Dark grey in colour. Triangular cross-section. Chipped at cutting edge. Shallow bevel. Front of blade slightly rounded near the sides. Raised shoulder reduced to butt. Pecked at butt. Flaked at the poll. Overall surface of the adze is polished with areas of pecking and flaking still visible at the butt.

Nama tāpiringa: 1969.94 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2019
Ingoa Kē

Adze (English)

Wāhi
Cook Islands
Wāhi Hāngai

Cook Islands

Accession Number

1969.94

Rā Tāpiringa

24 Apr 1969

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

41264 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
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Toki, 1969.94, 41264, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
Toki, 1969.94, 41264, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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