Toki

human history

Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from stone, brown in colour. Quadrangular cross-section. Chipped, dull cutting edge. Bevel is concave towards cutting edge. Front of blade is flat. Raised shoulder reduces to butt. Blade cross-section is wider than butt. Poll is roughly polished. Overall surface treatment of adze is lightly polished.

Whakahounga o Mua: 3 May 2019
Ingoa Kē

Adze (English)

Wāhi
[Mangaia]/[Cook Islands]
Wāhi Hāngai

Mangaia/Cook Islands

Rā Tāpiringa

Unknown

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

38936.4 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
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Toki, 38936.4, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 02 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
Toki, 38936.4, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 02 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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