Toki

human history

Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from toka (stone). Grey in colour. Quadranfular in cross-section. Dull cutting edge. Bevel and sides are steep. Overall surface treatment left roughly worked (flaked and pecked). Reduction towards butt. Poll left roughly worked.

Whakahounga o Mua: 3 May 2019
Ingoa Kē

Adze (English)

Wāhi
Rarotonga/Cook Islands
Wāhi Hāngai

Rarotonga/Cook Islands

Rā Tāpiringa

1901

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

12253 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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Toki, 12253, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 15 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
Toki, 12253, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 15 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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