Kakau toki

human history

Haft. Carved from wood, possibly tamanu (mahogany). Long and rectangular in general shape. Looks to be a large fragment of an adze haft - one side is carved ornately with repeated geometric motifs and is stained dark brown in colour, with a raw, natural and plain underside.

Nama tāpiringa: 1927.117 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

Haft (English)

Handle (English)

Wāhi
Cook Islands
Wāhi Hāngai

Aitutaki/Cook Islands

Accession Number

1927.117

Rā Tāpiringa

1927

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

990 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
12 Mātātuhi
haft, 1927.117, 990, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 06 Oct 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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