Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1936.308, 22974.

Cook Islands

Pre 1936

Rarotonga/Cook Islands

carved

polished

pecked

flaked

22974 RAROTONGA Pres. [.1] (handwritten)

C. E. Clarke [.1] (handwritten)

22974 RAROTONGA pres. [.2] (handwritten)

C. E. Clarke [.2] (handwritten)

stone/rock/inorganic material

111mm (measurement for the blade fragment)

68mm (measurement for the blade fragment)

56.5mm (measurement for the blade fragment)

86.5mm (measurement for the butt fragment)

47.5mm (measurement for the butt fragment)

43.5mm (measurement for the butt fragment)

(.2) Adze fragment. Toki. Carved from toka (stone). Dark grey in colour. Triangular in cross-section. Fragment is of the butt section of the adze. Butt end and poll are left pecked. Good condition. "22974 RAROTONGA pres." written in white ink on one side of the butt. "C. E. Clarke" written in black ink on a sticker placed in the same location.

Adze

Woodworking T&E

Tools & Equipment

Adze

Woodworking T&E

04 Tools & Equipment for Materials

03 May 2019