Toki

Ceremonial toki from Mangaia in the Cook Islands. It has a stone adze blade and decorative binding and carving. The shaft is carved in a K-pattern. The item is post-European and made for trade. Formerly in the collections of the London Missionary Society.

Object Details

ID: ZBA5519
Collection: World Cultures
Type: Toki
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 19th century
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 55 mm x 805 mm x 290 mm