Toki

human history

Adze fragment. Toki. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from toka (stone). Grey in colour. Worked piece is flat and thin. Consists of part of butt and upper part of blade. Roughly worked, areas of pecking and flaking still visible.

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

Adze Fragment (English)

Wāhi
Mangaia/Cook Islands
Wāhi Hāngai

Mangaia/Cook Islands

Accession Number

1947.106

Rā Tāpiringa

19 Jun 1947

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

29673.6 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
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Toki, 1947.106, 29673.6, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
Toki, 1947.106, 29673.6, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Aug 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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