discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Maka tā human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēStone 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 rectangular in cross section and reduces to the poll. Its sides and poll are left flaked. The front of the maka tā is highly polished, while its back is flaked. It has a chipped cutting edge.WāhiMalalo/Tongatapu/Tongatapu Group/Tonga/PacificAccession Number1944.91Rā Tāpiringa1944Tohu Tuakiri Kē27496.1 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete adze, 1944.91, 27496.1, Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1944.91, 27496.1Takenga ā-AhureaTonganKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiMalalo/Tongatapu/Tongatapu Group/Tonga/PacificTikanga Waihangacarved polished flakedWaitohu/māka27496.1 MALABO TONGATABU MalapoPāohostone/rock/inorganic materialstone/rock/inorganic materialRaraunga Ine127 x 54mm131mm58mm26mmHuinga KaupapaMen/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Tools and Implements/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūAdzeWoodworking T&ETools & EquipmentWhakahounga o Mua23 Jun 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