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 large 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 with the cleaver, 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 and thin point extended from the blade. For the other half, the shaft centre narrows and becomes cylindrical, taking on the form of a spear. The spear head shows a point outlined by a circumferential protrusion and a dull tip. This katoua is of a medium-dark brown colour, by which appears to be of synthetic source. A brown patch is visible on the spear head.WāhiNiueAccession Number1960.52Rā Tāpiringa26 May 1960Tohu Tuakiri Kē36053 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Katoua, 1960.52, 36053, 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, 1960.52, 36053Takenga ā-AhureaNiueanKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)WāhiNiueRāPre 1960Tikanga Waihangacarved groundWaitohu/māka36053 (handwritten)Pāoho[mangrove]/hardwood/wood/plant material/AAT MaterialsRaraunga Ine1324mm78mm30mmHuinga KaupapaMen/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Warriors/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Performing Arts/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūClubArmament T&E, WeaponTools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyWhakahounga o Mua24 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