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Ruatangaeo

human history
  • Other Name

    Hafted adze (English)

  • Description

    Ruatangaeo. Hafted adze. Consists of carved rakau (wooden) handle and toki (stone adze blade). Haft is carved from rakau, intricately carved with a squared pedestal base. Top of the haft carved out to accommodate the fitting of toki. A piece of shark skin covers the top which would otherwise be open. Puru akari (braided coconut sennit) of a fine weave lashed on to the top of the haft.

    K-form carving motifs (signature Mangaian carving motif) carved onto the rakau pedestal, among other geometric motifs. Toki is able to be separated from haft. Carved from dark coloured toka (stone). Trapezoidal cross-section with dull cutting edge. Prominent shoulder. Polished at the blade, left rough and pecked at the butt and poll.

  • Place
    Mangaia/Cook Islands
  • Associated Place

    Mangaia/Cook Islands

  • Accession Number
    1926.71
  • Accession Date
    26 Mar 1926
  • Other Id

    9303 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Ruatangaeo, 1926.71, 9303, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 13 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ruatangaeo, 1926.71, 9303, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 13 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ruatangaeo, 1926.71, 9303, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 13 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ruatangaeo, 1926.71, 9303, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 13 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ruatangaeo, 1926.71, 9303, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 13 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ruatangaeo, 1926.71, 9303, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 13 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ruatangaeo, 1926.71, 9303, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 13 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ruatangaeo, 1926.71, 9303, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 13 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ruatangaeo, 1926.71, 9303, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 13 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ruatangaeo, 1926.71, 9303, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 13 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ruatangaeo, 1926.71, 9303, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 13 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ruatangaeo, 1926.71, 9303, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 13 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ruatangaeo, 1926.71, 9303, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 13 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ruatangaeo, 1926.71, 9303, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 13 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ruatangaeo, 1926.71, 9303, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 13 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ruatangaeo, 1926.71, 9303, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 13 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply

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