discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Moto Coga human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēBarbed spear (English)Kupu whakaahuaMoto 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.WāhiFijiAccession Number1985.232Rā Tāpiringa11 Jul 1985Tohu Tuakiri Kē51882 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete spear, 1985.232, 51882, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital,… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1985.232, 51882Takenga ā-AhureaFijianKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)WāhiFijiRāPre 1985Tikanga Waihangacarved wovenWaitohu/māka51882.1 Fiji (handwritten)Pāohopandanus (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibrehibiscus (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibrewood/plant materialRaraunga Ine848mm57mm88mmTaumata whakarōpūSpearArmament T&E, WeaponTools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyWhakahounga o Mua20 Sep 2018 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