Toki

Toki

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Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Dark in colour. Trapezoidal in cross-section. Dull cutting edge. Very shallow bevel. Sides are polished but with large chips at one side. Front of the blade is flat with slightly rounded sides. Raised shoulder. From shoulder reduced to butt and poll. Butt and poll left pecked. Overall surface treatment is mostly polished with areas left pecked.

Nama tāpiringa: 1950.113 Whakahounga o Mua: 3 May 2019

Ingoa Kē

Adze (English)

Wāhi

Cook Islands

Wāhi Hāngai

Cook Islands

Accession Number

1950.113

Rā Tāpiringa

08 Jun 1950

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

31970.1 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Whakaahuatanga ā-Kiko

Toki. Adze. Carved from basalt toka (stone). Dark in colour. Trapezoidal in cross-section. Dull cutting edge. Very shallow bevel. Sides are polished but with large chips at one side. Front of the blade is flat with slightly rounded sides. Raised shoulder. From shoulder reduced to butt and poll. Butt and poll left pecked. Overall surface treatment is mostly polished with areas left pecked. Good condition. "31970.1 pres. COOK IS" written in white ink at the front of the blade towards the cutting edge .

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