discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Ruatangaeo human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēHandle (English)Haft (English)Kupu whakaahuaRuatangaeo. Hafted adze (adze missing). A long, carved wooden haft with a squared pedestal base. Top of the haft carved out intended to accommodate the fitting of a toki (adze). Lashing of puru akari (braided coconut sennit) of a fine flat iri taki toru (3-ply braid) lashed on to the top of the haft intended to secure a with a piece of plant fibre between the lashing and space for the toki acting as a gasket. Carved surface decoration applied to the entirety of the wooden haft consisting of repeated triangular and other geometric motifs. Lashing is natural in colour. Carved wooden haft stained dark brown in colour.WāhiMangaia/Cook IslandsWāhi HāngaiMangaia/Cook IslandsAccession Number1984.89Tohu Tuakiri Kē50780.1 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete haft, adze, 1984.89, 50780.1, 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, 1984.89, 50780.1Takenga ā-AhureaCook IslandsKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)WāhiMangaia/Cook IslandsRā1984Wāhi HāngaiMangaia/Cook IslandsTikanga Waihangacarved lashed braidedWaitohu/māka50780.1 STOCK Mangaia (handwritten)Pāohowood/plant materialcoconut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibreRaraunga Ine470mm105mm93mmTaumata whakarōpūCeremonial ArtefactsCommunication ArtefactsWhakahounga 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. 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