discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Maka tau human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēThrowing Stone (English)Kupu whakaahuaMaka tau. Throwing stone. This is a maka tau and would have been used in war as a throwing weapon. In combat, it would be thrown at the enemy from as far away a distance as four meters. This maka tau is ovoid or egg-shaped and has a prominent groove running around its circumference. It has dark grey, light grey, and brown-coloured patches and its entire surface is speckled with white. Its exterior is roughly textured, grainy and is covered with abrasions and markings. The maka tau was often used as a defending weapon in combat and if thrown correctly, could do real damage and even cause death.WāhiNiueAccession Number1931.218Rā Tāpiringa1931Tohu Tuakiri Kē16300.5 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Maka tau, 1931.218, 16300.5, Photographed by Richard Ng,… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1931.218, 16300.5Takenga ā-AhureaNiueanKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiNiueRāPre 1931Tikanga Waihangabeaten ground HammeredWaitohu/mākaJudge; Acheson (label, stick on/label) pres.; 16300.5; NIUE IS. (handwritten)Pāohostone/rock/inorganic materialRaraunga Ine66mm57mm52mmHuinga KaupapaWarriors/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Stonework/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūStone, ProjectileArmament T&E, WeaponTools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyWhakahounga o Mua16 Sep 2019 E hangaia tonutia ana te kohinga tuihono a Tāmaki Paenga Hira; tāpirihia ai ngā whakahoutanga me ngā pūkete i ia wiki. I ētahi wā, kāore anō kia whakaūhia ngā pūkete e ngā kaimahi o Te Whare Taonga, tēnā pea he hapa kei roto i ngā kōrero. Search hua Rapunga hou The gift of curiosity With unlimited free entry to all paid exhibitions, discounted event tickets and exclusive Member-only events, a Museum Membership is the gift that keeps on giving year-round. SEE OPTIONS FROM $60