Toki (Adze)

Pre 1934

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand

Toki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from toka (stone). Dark in colour. Triangular in cross-section. Sharp cutting edge. Bevel is concave. Sides are highly polished. Front of the blade is slightly rounded, and highly polished. Prominent shoulder. From shoulder reduced to butt and poll. Butt and poll are left pecked. Overall surface treatment is highly polished.

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Title: Toki (Adze)
Date Created: Pre 1934
Location: Cook Islands
Provenance: Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
Medium: Stone
Rights: please see our Cultural Permissions guidelines for information on re-using this image., Auckland Museum's cultural-permissions policy applies
Other reference number: 20094.2
Acquisition number: 1934.124

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

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