discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Ruatangaeo human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēAdze, Hafted (English)Kupu whakaahuaRuatangaeo. Hafted adze with unattached adze. A large sized intricately carved wooden haft with a squared pedestal base and rounded mid section. Top of the haft carved out to accommodate the fitting of an adze. Puru akari (braided coconut sennit) of a fine flat iri taki toru (3-ply braid) lashed on to the top of the haft. K-form carving motifs (signature Mangaian carving motif), triangular motifs repeated in rows carved onto the wooden pedestal, among other geometric motifs. The lashing and carved wooden haft stained dark brown in colour.Toki. Adze. Carved from toka kerekere (black basalt stone). Trapezoidal in cross-section. Sharp cutting edge, prominent shoulder, blade highly polished. Butt end and poll left pecked. Dark in colour.WāhiMangaia/Cook IslandsWāhi HāngaiMangaia/Cook IslandsAccession Number1927.234Rā Tāpiringa1927Tohu Tuakiri Kē1299 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1927.234, 1299Takenga ā-AhureaMangaiaKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)WāhiMangaia/Cook IslandsRāPre 1927Wāhi HāngaiMangaia/Cook IslandsTikanga Waihangacarved lashed braidedWaitohu/māka1299 MANGAIA (handwritten) 80 (sticker) MANGAIA 1299 (handwritten)PāohounknownRaraunga Ine730mm183mm133mmTaumata 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. 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