Moto Coga

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Moto Coga. Barbed spear. Carved from wood (kau), round in cross-section, with coga and a pointed tip. Wide at the base of the ulu ni moto (spearhead), tapering towards the dia ni moto (handle of the spear). The ulu ni moto consists of twelve sets of three to four coga (barbs) made of kau. Dark red-brown in colour.

Accession number: 1925.146 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

Barbed spear (English)

Place
Fiji
Accession Number

1925.146

Accession Date

1925

Other Id

14217 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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Moto Coga, 1925.146, 14217, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 17 Nov 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
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