Toki

human history

Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from toka (stone). Light grey in colour. Triangular cross-section. Sharp cutting edge. Bevel surface curves into cutting edge, concave towards upper part of the blade. Front of blade is flat and highly polished. Raised shoulder, reduced to butt. Butt is roughly polished, terminates in a roughly polished poll. Overall surface treatment is polished with areas of higher polish.

Nama tāpiringa: 1950.113 Whakahounga o Mua: 3 May 2019
Ingoa Kē

Adze (English)

Wāhi
Cook Islands
Wāhi Hāngai

Mangaia/Cook Islands

Accession Number

1950.113

Rā Tāpiringa

08 Jun 1950

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

31969.3 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
8 Mātātuhi
Toki, 1950.113, 31969.3, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
Toki, 1950.113, 31969.3, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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