Te tanai
- Description:
- Te tanai. Adze. This is a hand held tool that consists of two components. An adze blade and a wooden handle. Both components are separated but would have once been joined together with te kora (cordage of coconut sennit fibre). The coil of te kora still remains attached to the flat head of the handle. The handle is made of a light coloured wood and portrays a cylindrical length that shows a slight bend. The base shows a cross-section that appe...
- Display date:
- Made: Pre 1940; Acquired: Circa 1940
- Location:
- Gilbert Islands
- Collections:
- Auckland Museum Collections Online
- Content partner:
- Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
- Availability:
- Not specified
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