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Pedestal Adze (Ruatangaeo)

Mangaian

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Mangaian. Pedestal Adze (Ruatangaeo), Wood, sennit, 3 15/16 x 18 1/2 in. (10 x 47 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 02.11. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Mangaian

Title

Pedestal Adze (Ruatangaeo)

Geography

Place made: Mangaia, Cook Islands

Medium

Wood, sennit

Classification

Ceremonial

Dimensions

3 15/16 x 18 1/2 in. (10 x 47 cm)

Inscriptions

"117" sloppily written in blue on base

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

02.11

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Artists and makers

Mangaian

8 works in the collection