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Hoe

human history

Hoe. Carved ceremonial paddle. This hoe (paddle) is carved from ra'au (hardwood) into a leaf-shaped blade with a long slender to'o (shaft), round in section, that flares toward the butt. The butt is carved into a flat rectangular shape with eight stylised ti'i (ancestral human figures) carved across its four sides. The hoe is carved in fine geometric patterns arranged in bands over all the surface of the wood. The hoe is dark brown in colour with glossy patina.

Whakahounga o Mua: 18 Jun 2018

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Te reo Name

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Ingoa Kōrero Noa

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Ingoa Kē

Paddle (English)

Momo Ingoa Kē