discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Toki taraī human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēAdze, Hafted (English)Kupu whakaahuaToki tarai. Hafted adze. Top heavy. A large, roughly polished toki (adze - triangular in cross section) hafted to a long, wooden haft shaped from a section of tree branch. The adze has been hafted incorrectly, with the flat side of the blade placed posterior. Lashing of puru akari (braided coconut sennit) of a flat iri taki toru (3-ply braid) lashed on to the top of the haft to secure the adze, with a piece of coconut sheath between the lashing and the adze, acting as a gasket. No carved surface decoration on the haft itself which is natural in colour. The lashing is natural in colour and the toki (adze) is dark grey in colour.WāhiAitutaki/Cook IslandsWāhi HāngaiAitutaki/Cook IslandsAccession Number1927.88Rā Tāpiringa1927Tohu Tuakiri Kē10895 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Toki taraī, 1927.88, 10895, 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, 1927.88, 10895Takenga ā-AhureaAitutakiKohingaDr. Peter Buck (Te Rangi Hiroa)Kaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiAitutaki/Cook IslandsRāPre 1927Wāhi HāngaiAitutaki/Cook IslandsTikanga Waihangacarved polished lashed peckedWaitohu/māka10895 AITUTAKI BUCK (handwritten) COOK ISLANDS Dr BUCK (sticker) 10895 AITUTAKI (handwritten)Pāohostone/rock/inorganic materialwood/plant materialcoconut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibreRaraunga Ine835mm300mm71.5mmTaumata whakarōpūAdzeWoodworking T&ETools & EquipmentWhakahounga 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