discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Toki human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēAdze (English)Kupu whakaahuaToki. Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from toka (stone). Grey-brown in colour. Triangular in cross-section. Dull cutting edge, chipped. Bevel is shallow. Sides are slightly pecked. Front of the blade is slightly rounded along the sides. Faded sticker placed at the centre of the blade. Slightly raised shoulder. From shoulder reduced to butt and poll. Butt is mostly polished. Poll is pecked. Overall surface treatment is polished.WāhiRarotonga/Cook IslandsWāhi HāngaiRarotonga/Cook IslandsRā Tāpiringa1899Tohu Tuakiri Kē12239 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Toki, 12239, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 18 Aug… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 12239Takenga ā-AhureaCook IslandsKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiRarotonga/Cook IslandsRāPre 1899Tangata Hāngāi T. F. Cheeseman (Maker)Wāhi HāngaiRarotonga/Cook IslandsTikanga Waihangaflaked carved pecked polishedWaitohu/māka12239 (handwritten) 12239 RAROTONGA (handwritten)Pāohostone/rock/inorganic materialRaraunga Ine130mm47.5mm33.5mmTaumata whakarōpūAxeWoodworking T&ETools & Equipment AdzeWoodworking T&E04 Tools & Equipment for MaterialsWhakahounga o Mua03 May 2019 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