Kakau toki poutangata (ceremonial adze handle)

Object | Part of Taonga Māori collection

NameKakau toki poutangata (ceremonial adze handle)

ProductionUnknown; maker/artist; 1850 - 1900; North Island

Classificationadzes, toki, Toki poutangata, ceremonial objects

Materialswood, pāua (abalone shell), pāua (abalone shell)

DimensionsOverall: 145mm (width), 305mm (length), 275.04g (weight)

Registration NumberME002358

Credit lineSir Walter Buller Collection. Gift of W. Leo Buller, 1911

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