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Toki (adze)

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NameToki (adze)

ProductionAitutaki Atoll

Classificationadzes

Materialsstone, wood, sennit

DimensionsOverall: 230mm (width), 50mm (height), 430mm (length)

Registration NumberFE010809

Credit lineGift of Government House, 1997

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Category

Intended for: cutting
presentations
Made of: stone
wood
sennit
Type of: adzes
Depicts: Equipment
Influenced by: Polynesian
Oceanic
Aitutaki Islander

Place

Made in: Aitutaki Atoll (Cook Islands)
Influenced by: Cook Islands