discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Ruatangaeo human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēAdze, Hafted (English)Kupu whakaahuaRuatangaeo. Hafted adze. A polished toki (adze - trapezoidal in cross section) of toka kerekere (black basalt) lashed to a long, carved wooden haft with a squared pedestal base. Top of the haft carved out to accommodate the fitting of the toki. Lashing of puru akari (braided coconut sennit) of a fine flat iri taki toru (3-ply braid) lashed on to the top of the haft to secure the adze, with a piece of shark skin between the lashing and the adze, acting as a gasket. Finely carved surface decoration applied to the entirety of the wooden haft consisting of repeated grids of triangular and 'K-form' motifs (signature Mangaian carving motif). Lashing is natural in colour. Carved wooden haft light brown in colour.WāhiMangaia/Cook IslandsWāhi HāngaiMangaia/Cook IslandsAccession Number1983.49Rā Tāpiringa02 May 1983Tohu Tuakiri Kē50469 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Ruatangaeo, 1983.49, 50469, Photographed by Andrew Hales,… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1983.49, 50469Takenga ā-AhureaMangaiaKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiMangaia/Cook IslandsRāPre 1983Wāhi HāngaiMangaia/Cook IslandsTikanga Waihangacarved lashedWaitohu/mākaPres 50469 MANGAIA (handwritten)Pāohowood/plant materialcoconut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibrebasalt/basic igneous rock/igneous rock/rock/inorganic materialRaraunga Ine89mm404mmTaumata whakarōpūAdzeWoodworking T&ETools & EquipmentWhakahounga o Mua20 Sep 2018 E hangaia tonutia ana te kohinga tuihono a Tāmaki Paenga Hira; tāpirihia ai ngā whakahoutanga me ngā pūkete i ia wiki. I ētahi wā, kāore anō kia whakaūhia ngā pūkete e ngā kaimahi o Te Whare Taonga, tēnā pea he hapa kei roto i ngā kōrero. Search hua Rapunga hou The gift of curiosity With unlimited free entry to all paid exhibitions, discounted event tickets and exclusive Member-only events, a Museum Membership is the gift that keeps on giving year-round. SEE OPTIONS FROM $60