discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Scales human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa Kēset of Chinese scales and weight (descriptive name)Kupu whakaahuaEncased Chinese scale set. Chinese scale set consisting of a circular steel tray, metal weight, suspension strings and a beam which is made from bone or tooth and has carved graduations along its length. This complete set is stored inside a specially made wooden case shaped like a violin and a handle that tapers in towards the base. The case is halved and space inside hollowed out to fit the different scale components. The narrow base of the case has a cylindrical metal part inserted right through both halves that acts a hinge so the two halves of the case can slide open and closed. The case is further secured with ring that has been woven from a thick fibre, it slides up the handle until it is tight around the thicker part of the handle, thus holding the two halves together. These scales would have been used to weigh small scale items such as powders, herbs etc. These scales and others like it would have come to Samoa through the waves of Chinese settlers and indentured labourers in the mid 18th century to the mid 19th century.WāhiSamoa/PacificAccession Number1930.474Rā Tāpiringa1930Tohu Tuakiri Kē13890.2.1 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete scales, 1930.474, 13890.2.1, Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1930.474, 13890.2.1Takenga ā-AhureaSamoanKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiSamoa/PacificTikanga Waihangacarved drilled plaited polishedWaitohu/mākaCHINESE SCALES / 13890.2 / SAMOA (handwritten)Pāohowood/plant materialbonesteel/iron alloy/metal/inorganic materialstring (fiber product)/cord (fiber product)Raraunga Ine355mm75mm30mm386mm64mm23mmHuinga KaupapaDomestic Life/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūScaleWeights & Measures T&E05 Tools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyWhakahounga o Mua14 Sep 2023 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