Ruatangaeo (ceremonial adze)

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Ruatangaeo (ceremonial adze)

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Adzes with finely decorated shafts and intricate lashings, from the island of Mangaia in the Southern Cook Islands, are distinct to those found anywhere else in the Pacific. Some decorated adzes with shafts that can be manoeuvred with one hand were used as weapons as well as objects of art that marked social distinction. Other adzes with larger shafts and more elaborate designs were more ceremonial. The unique features of these Mangaian adzes are the finely polished adze heads, the intricate ...

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Date created

circa 1900

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https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/162304

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woodcarving / stonecutting / wood / sennit / stone / sharkskin / adzes / Cook Islands / Polynesian / Oceanic / Mangaia Islander / Mangaia

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