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 to accommodate the fitting of the toki. 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 to secure the adze, with a piece of shark skin between the lashing and the adze, acting as a gasket. Carved surface decoration applied to the entirety of the wooden haft consisting of repeated triangular and 'K-form' motifs (signature Mangaian carving motif). Lashing is natural in colour. Carved wooden haft stained dark brown in colour.WāhiMangaia/Cook IslandsWāhi HāngaiMangaia/Cook IslandsAccession Number1984.89Tohu Tuakiri Kē50780.2 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete haft, adze, 1984.89, 50780.2, 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, 50780.2Takenga ā-AhureaCook IslandsKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)WāhiMangaia/Cook IslandsRāPre 1984Wāhi HāngaiMangaia/Cook IslandsTikanga Waihangacarved lashed braidedWaitohu/māka50780.2 STOCK Mangaia (handwritten)Pāohowood/plant materialcoconut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibreRaraunga Ine370mm110mm97mmTaumata 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