Toki tarai. Hafted adze. Top heavy. A large, roughly polished toki (adze - triangular in cross section) hafted to a long, wooden haft shaped from a section of tree branch. The adze has been hafted incorrectly, with the flat side of the blade placed posterior. Lashing of puru akari (braided coconut sennit) of a flat iri taki toru (3-ply braid) lashed on to the top of the haft to secure the adze, with a piece of coconut sheath between the lashing and the adze, acting as a gasket. No carved surface decoration on the haft itself which is natural in colour. The lashing is natural in colour and the toki (adze) is dark grey in colour. Good condition. "10895 AITUTAKI BUCK" written in black ink at the butt of the haft. "COOK ISLANDS Dr BUCK" on a sticker at the mid section of the haft. "10895 AITUTAKI" written in white ink on the blade of the adze.