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Pātītī | short-handled axe said to have belonged to Hongi Hika
Date: [between 1800 and 1845]
By: Vosseler, Frederick William, 1878-1959; Hongi Hika, 1772-1828; Heke Pōkai, Hōne Wiremu, -1850
Reference: Objects-0558
Description: Maker not identified. The pātītī (axe) wooden handle has a hole for string attachment at the end opposite the head. Conflicting provenance information supplied by Tony Murray-Oliver suggests the axe was associated with Hone Heke at Kororareka. Label on the handle has now gone, but according to the photograph of the object, this label read: "Axe belonging to Hongi. Presented by F W Vosseler, Wellington. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 object(s). Physical Description: Axe with wooden handle 405 x 35 x 22 mm, and iron head 160 x 100 x 30 mm. Processing information: Description edited as part of Curios and Objects survey, 2022. Previous reference: Curios-028-034. Previous title: Maker unknown :[Axe or tomahawk said to have belonged to Hongi Hika. 1840s?].