discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Toki human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēHafted adzeKupu whakaahuaToki. Hafted 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 example consists of a maka tā (stone adze) lashed with hau kafa (sennit binding) to a wooden kau (haft) with an additional piece of tutu (paper mulberry bark) for extra grip. The maka tā is sourced from maka (stone) of dark basalt. It is triangular in cross section and reduced toward its poll. Its sides are flaked. The wooden kau is cylindrical with a pronounced heel.WāhiMua/Tongatapu/Tongatapu Group/Tonga/PacificAccession Number1944.132Rā Tāpiringa1944Tohu Tuakiri Kē27557.3 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete hafted adze, 1944.132, 27557.3, Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1944.132, 27557.3Takenga ā-AhureaTonganKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiMua/Tongatapu/Tongatapu Group/Tonga/PacificTikanga Waihangacarved polished flakedWaitohu/māka27557.3 TONGA MUA (handwritten)Pāohostone/rock/inorganic material[wood]/plant material[mangrove]/hardwood/wood/plant material/AAT Materialssennit/cord (fiber product)stone/rock/inorganic materialRaraunga Ine292.1mm15 x 50 x 115mm301mm129mm39mmHuinga KaupapaMen/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Tools and Implements/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūAdzeWoodworking T&ETools & EquipmentWhakahounga o Mua10 Dec 2020 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