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Hoe

human history
  • Other Name

    Paddle (English)

  • Description

    Hoe. Carved ceremonial paddle. This hoe (paddle) is carved from ra'au (hardwood) into a leaf-shaped rapa (paddle blade) with a long slender handle, round in section, that flares toward the butt. The butt is carved into ten stylised ti'i (ancestral human figures) arranged concentrically, leaving a cavity in the interior of the butt and a short length of metal wire tied inside it.

    There is very fine geometric carving across each side of the blade in a serrated lattice effect, and further geometric patterns carved over all the surfaces of the hoe. The hoe is dark brown in colour with some patina visible.

  • Accession Number
    1950.128
  • Accession Date
    04 Jul 1950
  • Other Id

    31818

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • paddle, 1950.128, 31818, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 15 Dec 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • paddle, 1950.128, 31818, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 15 Dec 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • paddle, 1950.128, 31818, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 15 Dec 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • paddle, 1950.128, 31818, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 15 Dec 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • paddle, 1950.128, 31818, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 15 Dec 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • paddle, 1950.128, 31818, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 15 Dec 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • paddle, 1950.128, 31818, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 15 Dec 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • paddle, 1950.128, 31818, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 15 Dec 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • paddle, 1950.128, 31818, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 15 Dec 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • paddle, 1950.128, 31818, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 15 Dec 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • paddle, 1950.128, 31818, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 15 Dec 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • paddle

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