discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Katoua human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēCleaving club (English)Kupu whakaahuaKatoua. Club. This is a katoua, made of wood and is dual-purposed as a cleaver and spear. The cleaver and spear are at either end and the katoua is made to be held in the middle. The cleaver would be aimed forward and spear backwards, so that you can attack front opponent, but also attack behind opponents with the spear (Reference KH). The traditional purpose of such club is for intended bodily harm during combat however this particular katoua was designed for dances such as takalo (war dance) and meke (drum dance). A great part of the cleaver half resembles a paddle blade from the centre of shaft by which it is smooth and rounded at the edges. The cleaver has a long point extended from the blade. For the other half of katoua, the shaft centre narrows and becomes cylindrical, taking the form of a spear. The spear head shows a point outlined by a circumferential protrusion and a half-grounded tip. The side with inscriptions has a dark brown surface whereby the reverse side is of a medium-dark brown, which all appears to be of synthetic source. A small, round and beige adhesive circle is visible near the inscriptions.WāhiNiueRā Tāpiringa1890Tohu Tuakiri Kē11440 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Club Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 11440Takenga ā-AhureaNiueanKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiNiueRāPre 1890Tikanga Waihangacarved groundWaitohu/māka11440 NIUE 11440Pāoho[mangrove]/hardwood/wood/plant material/AAT MaterialsRaraunga Ine995mm178mm35mmHuinga KaupapaMen/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Warriors/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Performing Arts/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūClubArmament 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