Toki
human history
Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from toka (stone). Dark grey in colour. Triangular cross-section. Sharp cutting edge. Bevel surface is on a concave incline towards cutting edge. Front of blade is slightly rounded, highly polished. Raised shoulder at the top of the blade, reduces to butt. Butt is roughly polished, areas of pecking still evident. Poll is roughly worked. Overall surface treatment is polished.
Nama tāpiringa: 1950.113 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
- 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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1950.113
- Rā Tāpiringa
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08 Jun 1950
- Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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31966.1 (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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