discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Te reeree human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēSword set with shark's teeth (English)Kupu whakaahuaTe reeree. Sword set with shark's teeth. The blade and hilt of this rere (sword) are carved from te kaain (coconut wood) with a smooth surface treatment. The blade is diamond in cross section and carved to a sharp pointed apex. The hilt is rectangular in shape and cross section. Measuring 470mm, the hilt is woven in check with strips of baan ni kaina of natural and light brown colour and fringed at the top of the hilt. At the top of the blade another casing of fringed and woven baan ni kaina embellishes the tip of the blade. Wi n bakoa (shark teeth) line the long edges of the blade. A groove is carved along the lengths of each side of the blade as well as drilled perforations. The wi n bakoa have been perforated at their base and fitted into the grooves of the blade in alignment with the blade's perforated holes. Te kora (coconut sennit) lashes each wi n bakoa securely to the blade through the perforated holes.There are twenty six pairs of wi n bakoa lashed to the blade. The rere is medium brown in overall colour, while the wi n bakoa are off-white in colour.WāhiKiribatiAccession Number1956.158.1Rā Tāpiringa1956Tohu Tuakiri Kē34746 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Te reeree, 1956.158.1, 34746, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann,… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1956.158.1, 34746Takenga ā-AhureaKiribatiKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiKiribatiRāPre 1956Tikanga Waihangacarved drilled plaited lashedWaitohu/māka34746 (handwritten)Pāohowood/plant materialsennit/cord (fiber product)shark/fish/tooth/boneRaraunga Ine1320mm52mm33mmHuinga KaupapaWeaponary/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūSwordArmament T&E, WeaponTools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyWhakahounga o Mua16 Feb 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