Toki

human history

Toki. Adze. Tool used for multiple purposes including carving wooden objects. Carved from basalt stone. Dark in colour. Quadrangular cross-section. Cutting edge is chipped in multiple places. Bevel surface has steep incline, is slightly rounded. Blade is flat, polished with a patina, has chips at at edges. Raised shoulder reduces to butt. Butt shows some pecking, still with some polish at butt and poll. Polished on most surfaces of the adze.

Nama tāpiringa: 1947.106 Whakahounga o Mua: 3 May 2019
Ingoa Kē

Adze (English)

Wāhi
[Mangaia]/[Cook Islands]
Wāhi Hāngai

Mangaia/Cook Islands

Accession Number

1947.106

Rā Tāpiringa

19 Jun 1947

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

29642 (ethnology)

41 (Nutt)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
8 Mātātuhi
Toki, 1947.106, 29642, 41, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 15 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
Toki, 1947.106, 29642, 41, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 15 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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