Ruatangaeo

Ruatangaeo. Hafted adze (adze missing). An intricately carved wooden haft. Square pedestal base and shape. Top of the haft carved out to accommodate the fitting of an adze. Puru akari (braided coconut sennit) of a fine flat iri taki toru (3-ply braid) lashed on to the top of the haft. Repeated triangular motifs carved all along the wooden pedestal. The lashing is natural in colour. The wooden haft is stained dark.

Other Name

Handle (English)

Haft (English)

Place

Mangaia/Cook Islands

Associated Place

Mangaia/Cook Islands

Accession Date

14 Feb 1984

Other Id

50780.3 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific