discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Ruatangaeo human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēHafted adze (English)Kupu whakaahuaRuatangaeo. 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.WāhiMangaia/Cook IslandsWāhi HāngaiMangaia/Cook IslandsAccession Number1926.71Rā Tāpiringa26 Mar 1926Tohu Tuakiri Kē9303 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Ruatangaeo, 1926.71, 9303, 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, 1926.71, 9303Takenga ā-AhureaCook IslandsKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)WāhiMangaia/Cook IslandsRāPre 1926Wāhi HāngaiMangaia/Cook IslandsTikanga Waihangacarved lashed braidedWaitohu/māka9303.1 MANGAIA (handwritten) 9303 (sticker) MANGAIA 9303 (handwritten) 9303.2 (sticker) 9303 pres. (handwritten)Pāohostone/rock/inorganic materialwood/plant materialRaraunga Ine127mm49mm51mm425mm115mm87mmTaumata whakarōpūadze, ceremonialCeremonial ArtefactsCommunication Artefacts AdzeWoodworking T&E04 Tools & Equipment for MaterialsWhakahounga 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. 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