Adze haft

Description
Very fine carved structure with criss-cross pattern detail throughout. At the head is a cavity for the adze to fit into (no adze head is currently in the haft). The head has a woven lashing of fine plaited plant fibre.

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Media/Materials
Wood and Plant Fibre
Measurements
612 x 109 x 98 mm
Production place
Cook Islands
Collection
Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1970/305/2

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