Toki

human history

Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from toka (stone). Grey-brown in colour. Large loss at middle of blade resulting in no cutting edge of bevel. Front of blade is flat and mostly polished. Prominent shoulder. From shoulder reduced to butt. Butt is long and left pecked. Poll is left pecked. Mostly polished in overall surface treatment.

Nama tāpiringa: 1927.88 Whakahounga o Mua: 3 May 2019
Ingoa Kē

Adze (English)

Wāhi
Cook Islands
Wāhi Hāngai

Rarotonga/Cook Islands

Accession Number

1927.88

Rā Tāpiringa

1927

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

10884 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
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Toki, 1927.88, 10884, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 18 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
Toki, 1927.88, 10884, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 18 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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