Toki

human history

Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from toka (stone). Grey-brown in colour. Triangular in cross-section. Dull cutting edge. Bevel is concave. Sides are left pecked. Slightly raised shoulder. From shoulder reduced to butt and poll. Overall surface treatment is roughly polished and pecked.

Whakahounga o Mua: 3 May 2019
Ingoa Kē

Adze (English)

Wāhi
Rarotonga/Cook Islands
Wāhi Hāngai

Rarotonga/Cook Islands

Rā Tāpiringa

1899

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

12234 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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Toki, 12234, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 18 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
Toki, 12234, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 18 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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