Toki poutangata
This carved adze haft has eyes made from paua shell. It is a prestigious items once owned by a chief. The blade is an heirloom and a symbol of authority and when a new chief was proclaimed the blade would be lashed onto a new handle.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 116/1961/1
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Tools for farm and craft
- Collection Area Region
- Australia and New Zealand
- Material
- haliotis shell
- Common Name
- toki poutangata
- Simple Name
- adze haft
- Production Country
- New Zealand
