Ruatangaeo
- Description:
- Ruatangaeo. Hafted adze with unattached adze. A large sized intricately carved wooden haft with a squared pedestal base and rounded mid section. Top of the haft carved out to accommodate the fitting of an adze. Puru akari (braided coconut sennit) of a fine flat iri taki toru (3-ply braid) lashed on to the top of the haft. K-form carving motifs (signature Mangaian carving motif), triangular motifs repeated in rows carved onto the wooden pedesta...
- Display date:
- Made: Pre 1927; Acquired: 1927
- Location:
- Mangaia
- Collections:
- Auckland Museum Collections Online
- Content partner:
- Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
- Availability:
- Not specified
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