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Toki tara? (Adze, Hafted)
Pre 1937
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand
Toki tara?. Hafted adze. A toki (adze) triangular in cross section of toka kerekere (black basalt stone) lashed to a long ornately carved rakau (wooden) haft with tapeka puru akari (coconut sennit lashing) braided in a flat iri taki toru (3-ply braid). Haft is carved in rectangular sections with repeated triangular motifs. Haft is stained dark brown in colour.
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Details
- Title: Toki tara? (Adze, Hafted)
- Date Created: Pre 1937
- Location: Mangaia/Cook Islands
- Provenance: Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
- External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
- Medium: Stone, wood, sennit/cord
- Rights: please see our Cultural Permissions guidelines for information on re-using this image., Auckland Museum's cultural-permissions policy applies
- Other reference number: 23149
- Acquisition number: 1937.69
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