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, chipped. Bevel is shallow. Sides are slightly pecked. Front of the blade is slightly rounded along the sides. Faded sticker placed at the centre of the blade. Slightly raised shoulder. From shoulder reduced to butt and poll. Butt is mostly polished. Poll is pecked. Overall surface treatment is polished.

Whakahounga o Mua: 3 May 2019
Ingoa Kē

Adze (English)

Wāhi Hāngai

Rarotonga/Cook Islands

Rā Tāpiringa

1899

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

12239 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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Toki, 12239, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 18 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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