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Ceremonial Adze (Ruatangaeo)

Mangaian

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Caption

Mangaian. Ceremonial Adze (Ruatangaeo), Wood, stone, sennit, hide, 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X839.4. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Mangaian

Title

Ceremonial Adze (Ruatangaeo)

Geography

Place made: Mangaia, Cook Islands

Medium

Wood, stone, sennit, hide

Classification

Ceremonial

Dimensions

14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)

Inscriptions

"X839.4" written in black on base

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

X839.4

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Artists and makers

Mangaian

8 works in the collection