discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Tao hoka ika human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēTaomataua|Spear (English)Kupu whakaahuaTao hoka ika. Fishing spear. This tao hoka ika is made of composite materials. Two ulu tao (spear heads) of dark brown kieto (ebony) are lashed securely to one end of a long cylindrical rod of akau (wood), which is light brown in colour, with pulu (coconut sennit) of a medium brown colour. The two ulu tao create a double-pronged effect at the head of the tao. Each ulu tao is curved in profile, and grooved in a fakanifonifo (serrated) technique along the outward facing side. A feather of dark colour attached to the lashing of pulu.WāhiNiueAccession Number1931.580Rā Tāpiringa16 Nov 1931Tohu Tuakiri Kē16853.2 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Tao, 1931.580, 16853.2, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1931.580, 16853.2Takenga ā-AhureaNiueanKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiNiueRāPre 1931Tikanga Waihangacarved polished lashedWaitohu/māka16853.2 NIUE H.G. CORNWALLPāoho[mangrove]/hardwood/wood/plant material/AAT Materialssennit/cord (fiber product)Raraunga Ine2018mm54mm27mmHuinga KaupapaMen/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūSpearArmament 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