Toki

Toki

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Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from toka (stone). Dark brown in colour. Triangular cross-section. Cutting edge is severely chipped. Chip continues into the bevel surface. Front of blade has a large chip on right side. Raised shoulder at the top of the blade, reduces to butt. Butt is roughly polished with pecking still evident. Poll is roughly worked. Overall surface treatment is moderately polished.

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

29644 (ethnology)

43 (Nutt)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Whakaahuatanga ā-Kiko

Toki. Adze. Carved from toka (stone). Dark brown in colour. Triangular cross-section. Cutting edge is severely chipped. Chip continues into the bevel surface. Frong of blade has a large chip on right side. Raised shoulder at the top of the blade, reduced to butt. Butt is roughly polished with pecking still evident. Poll is roughly worked. Overall surface treatment is moderately polished. Fair condition. "N43" written in white ink at bevel surface. "29644 MANGAIA" written in black ink, and white ink.

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