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
- Collection Area
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- akm.collections.field_type_title_label
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- Te reo Name
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- Ingoa Kōrero Noa
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- Ingoa Kē
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Adze (English)
- Momo Ingoa Kē
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- Kupu whakaahua
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- Wāhi
- Rarotonga/Cook Islands
- Wāhi Hāngai
- Field Collection Place
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- Wāhi Whāiti Taketake i Kohia ai
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- Rā Kohinga
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- Rā i Kohia i te Wāhi Taketake
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- Accession Number
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- Rā Tāpiringa
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1899
- Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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12239 (ethnology)
- Momo Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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- Wāhanga
- Rūma Whakaatu
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- Herenga
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- Momo
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