discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Toki human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēAdze (English)Kupu whakaahuaToki, Adze. Multipurpose tool used for carving wood and other materials. Carved from basalt toka (stone). Dark in colour. Triangular in cross-section. Sharp cutting edge. Concave bevel. Sides are polished. Front of the blade is flat. Chip at lower end of the blade. Slightly raised shoulder. From shoulder reduced to butt. Butt left pecked. Poll left pecked.WāhiRarotonga/Cook IslandsWāhi HāngaiRarotonga/Cook IslandsAccession Number1939.26Rā Tāpiringa16 Feb 1939Tohu Tuakiri Kē24386.1 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Toki, 1939.26, 24386.1, 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, 1939.26, 24386.1.Takenga ā-AhureaCook IslandsKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiRarotonga/Cook IslandsRā[Pre 1939]Wāhi HāngaiRarotonga/Cook IslandsTikanga Waihangacarved polished pecked flakedWaitohu/māka24386.1 Rarotonga (handwritten)Pāohostone/rock/inorganic materialRaraunga Ine154mm72mm38.5mmTaumata whakarōpūAdzeWoodworking T&ETools & Equipment AdzeWoodworking T&E04 Tools & Equipment for MaterialsWhakahounga o Mua03 May 2019 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