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Moto Coga

human history
  • Ingoa Kē

    Barbed spear (English)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Moto Coga. Barbed spear. Carved from kau (wood) with the tolo ni moto (body of the spear) round in cross-section. The Moto Coga has been sawn in half. There are six coga (barbs) made of kau, individually carved and lashed to the upper area of the Moto Coga, forming the ulu ni moto (spearhead). The coga are lashed using threads of plant fibre, possibly cotton thread, that are coated with a dark-brown/black resin or substance, further securing the coga.

    Lawa ni moto (woven decoration) consisting of strands of voi voi (pandanus) and vau (wild hibiscus) are woven around the base end. There are strands of plant fibre, possibly cotton thread, that are wrapped around the top and bottom ends of the lawa ni moto.

  • Wāhi
    Fiji
  • Accession Number
    1985.232
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    11 Jul 1985
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    51882 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga

    Pacific

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  • spear, 1985.232, 51882, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 02 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • spear, 1985.232, 51882, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 02 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • spear, 1985.232, 51882, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 02 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • spear, 1985.232, 51882, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 02 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • spear, 1985.232, 51882, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 02 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • spear, 1985.232, 51882, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 02 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • spear, 1985.232, 51882, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 02 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • spear, 1985.232, 51882, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 03 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply

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