discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Maka tā human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa Kēto'i ma'aStone adzeKupu whakaahuaMaka tā. Stone adze. Adzes were invaluable tools for Moana Pacific societies prior to the introduction of European tools and materials. They were made in a variety of sizes and shapes according to their required use. This maka tā is sourced from maka (stone) of dark basalt. It is oval in cross section and reduces toward the poll. The maka tā has flaked across its front and back and flaked toward the poll. It has a sharp cutting edge.WāhiTonga/PacificAccession Number1944.91Rā Tāpiringa1944Tohu Tuakiri Kē27481.3 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete adze, 1944.91, 27481.3, Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1944.91, 27481.3Takenga ā-AhureaTonganWāhiTonga/PacificRāPre 1944Tikanga Waihangacarved polished flakedWaitohu/māka27491.3 (handwritten)Pāohostone/rock/inorganic materialstone/rock/inorganic materialRaraunga Ine70 x 41 x 23mm72mm42mm28mmHuinga KaupapaMen/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Tools and Implements/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūAdzeWoodworking T&ETools & EquipmentWhakahounga o Mua31 Mar 2023 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