Toki

human history

Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from toka (stone). Dark grey in colour. Trapezoidal in cross-section. Cutting edge is dull. Bevel surface is concave. Sides are pecked. Front of the blade is rounded, mostly polished. Slight shoulder. Reduced from the shoulder towards the butt. Butt left pecked. Poll left flaked.

Nama tāpiringa: 1942.72 Whakahounga o Mua: 3 May 2019
Ingoa Kē

Adze (English)

Wāhi
Cook Islands
Wāhi Hāngai

Cook Islands

Accession Number

1942.72

Rā Tāpiringa

02 Jul 1942

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

26485.9 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
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Toki, 1942.72, 26485.9, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 01 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
Toki, 1942.72, 26485.9, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 01 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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