discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml 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 Tūemi e whai hononga Ngā hua o DigitalNZ Ruatangaeo (ceremonial adze) Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Ruatangaeo (ceremonial adze) Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Ruatangaeo (ceremonial adze) Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Ruatangaeo (ceremonial adze) Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Ruatangaeo (ceremonial adze) Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Mea e whai hononga ai 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. 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