Axe haft

Description
Very finely carved structure, at the head is a cavity for the axe to fit into (currently no axe is in the haft). The head has fine plaited plant fibre lashings.

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Media/Materials
Wood and Plant Fibre
Measurements
475 x 135 x 141 mm
Production place
Cook Islands
Collection
Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1970/305/3

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