discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Pōvai apa'apai human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa Kēpōvai (Tongan)Kupu whakaahuaPōvai. Club. Pōvai apa'apai. Coconut stalk club. Pōvai were used by men and warriors in Tonga during times of combat and warfare. This pōvai apa'apai is carved from a single block of wood, it has a handle which is cylindrical in shape that tapers outwards and into a diamond cross section. Along either side of the club head there are three sections of short horizontal ridges extending out from the edge. The entire pōvai is carved with patterns as well as animals and figures.WāhiTonga/PacificRā TāpiringaUnknownTohu Tuakiri Kē14692 (ethnology)L1 (Edge-Partington)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete club, 14692, L1, Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 14692; L1Takenga ā-AhureaTonganKohingaT W Leys MemorialKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiTonga/PacificTikanga Waihangacarved polishedPāohowood/plant material[mangrove]/hardwood/wood/plant material/AAT MaterialsHuinga KaupapaMen/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Warriors/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -woodworkTaumata whakarōpūClubArmament T&E, WeaponTools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyWhakahounga o Mua10 Dec 2020 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