discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Ruatangaeo human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēHafted adze (English)Kupu whakaahuaRuatangaeo. Hafted adze. Toki (adze - triangular in cross section) of basalt toka (stone) lashed with finely braided puru akari (coconut sennit) to an intricately carved rakau (wooden) haft with a squared pedestal base. The toki is carved and polished at the blade and left roughly pecked at the poll. Upper area of the poll is covered with a piece of shark skin between the toki and the lashing. K-form carving motifs (signature Mangaian carving motif) carved onto the rakau pedestal, among other geometric motifs.WāhiMangaia/Cook IslandsWāhi HāngaiMangaia/Cook IslandsRā Tāpiringa1899Tohu Tuakiri Kē12217 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Ruatangaeo, 12217, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 17… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 12217Takenga ā-AhureaMangaiaKohingaCheesemanKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)WāhiMangaia/Cook IslandsRāPre 1899Wāhi HāngaiMangaia/Cook IslandsTikanga Waihangacarved flakedWaitohu/māka12217 MANGAIA (handwritten) 12217 MANGAIA pur. (handwritten) MANGAIA COOK IS. REV. CULLEN (sticker)Pāohostone/rock/inorganic materialwood/plant materialRaraunga Ine290mm94mmTaumata whakarōpūadze, ceremonialCeremonial ArtefactsCommunication ArtefactsWhakahounga 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. 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