Toki

Toki

human history

Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from toka (stone). dark in colour with flecks of white. Triangular cross-section. Blunt cutting edge. Steep bevel surface. Front of blade is flat, with continuous reduction towards butt end and poll. Overall surface of the adze is highly polished

Nama tāpiringa: 1917.26 Whakahounga o Mua: 3 May 2019

Ingoa Kē

Adze (English)

Wāhi

Mangaia/Cook Islands

Wāhi Hāngai

Mangaia/Cook Islands

Accession Number

1917.26

Rā Tāpiringa

1917

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

8810 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Whakaahuatanga ā-Kiko

Toki. Adze. Carved from toka (stone). Dark in colour with flecks of white. Triangular cross-section. Dull cutting edge. Steep bevel surface. Flat front of blade. Continuous reduction towards butt end and poll. Overall surface of the adze is highly polished. Good condition. "MANGAIA" written on a white sticker on the bevel surface. "Colonel Gudgeon" on a white sticker on the blade. another faded circular sticker. "PRES 8810 MANGAIA COOK IS" in white ink at butt.

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