discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Ruatangaeo human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēHafted Adze (English)Kupu whakaahuaRuatangaeo. Hafted adze. Ruatangaeo is composed of a polished toki (adze) that is triangular in cross section. Toki is carved from toka kerekere (black basalt stone) and lashed to a carved rakau (wooden) kakau toki (handle/haft) with a squared pedestal base. The toki is lashed to the kakau toki with puru akari (coconut sennit) worked into a flat iri taki toru (3-ply braid). A piece of leather or shark skin is placed between the lashing and the adze, acting as a gasket. Finely carved surface decoration is applied to the entirety of the kakau toki, consisting of repeated triangular and 'K-form' motifs (signature Mangaian carving motif). The lashing is natural in colour. Carved kakau toki is stained dark brown in colour.WāhiMangaia/Cook IslandsWāhi HāngaiMangaia/Cook IslandsAccession Number1932.602Rā Tāpiringa05 Dec 1932Tohu Tuakiri Kē18909 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Ruatangaeo, 1932.602, 18909, 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, 1932.602, 18909Takenga ā-AhureaMangaiaKohingaG GrahamKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)WāhiMangaia/Cook IslandsRāPre 1932Wāhi HāngaiMangaia/Cook IslandsTikanga Waihangacarved polished lashed peckedWaitohu/māka18909 COOK IS pres. Cook Is (handwritten)Pāohostone/rock/inorganic materialwood/plant materialcoconut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibresennit/cord (fiber product)Raraunga Ine510mm180mm118mmTaumata whakarōpūadze, ceremonialCeremonial ArtefactsCommunication ArtefactsWhakahounga 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