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Kakau toki

human history
  • Other Name

    Haft (English)

    Handle (English)

  • Description

    Haft. Carved from wood, possibly tamanu (mahogany). Long and rectangular in general shape. Looks to be a large fragment of an adze haft - one side is carved ornately with repeated geometric motifs and is stained dark brown in colour, with a raw, natural and plain underside.

  • Place
    Cook Islands
  • Associated Place

    Aitutaki/Cook Islands

  • Accession Number
    1927.117
  • Accession Date
    1927
  • Other Id

    990 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • haft, 1927.117, 990, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 06 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • haft, 1927.117, 990, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 06 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • haft, 1927.117, 990, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 06 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • haft, 1927.117, 990, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 06 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • haft, 1927.117, 990, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 06 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • haft, 1927.117, 990, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 06 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • haft, 1927.117, 990, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 06 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • haft, 1927.117, 990, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 06 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • haft, 1927.117, 990, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 06 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • haft, 1927.117, 990, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 06 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • haft, 1927.117, 990, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 06 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • haft, 1927.117, 990, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 06 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply

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