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 kanni (coconut wood). The blade is large, flat and triangular in shape. It is ovoid in cross section and carved to a sharp pointed apex. The wooden hilt is rectangular in general shape and is covered in a woven sleeve of baan ni kaina (pandanus) and ira n atu (human hair). Two loose and wide strips of natural baan ni kaina are attached to the hilt. Another area of baan ni kaina weaving is applied to the top 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. Light brown noko (coconut midribs) line the top of the grooves and keep the wi n bakoa. Fine cordage of te nimwaerere (intertwined human hair and coconut sennit) lash each wi n bakoa securely to the blade through the perforated holes and create horizontal lines across the flat surfaces of the blade. Several breakages in the nimwaerere are visible. Fifty five wi n bakoa line on side of the blade while the other side is lined with fifty six wi n bakoa giving an overall serrated effect to the blade. The rere is medium brown in overall colour, while the wi n bakoa are off-white in colour.WāhiGilbert Islands/KiribatiAccession Number1929.390Rā Tāpiringa1929Tohu Tuakiri Kē4471 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Te reeree, 1929.390, 4471, 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, 1929.390, 4471Takenga ā-AhureaKiribatiKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiGilbert Islands/KiribatiRāPre 1929Tikanga Waihangacarved drilled plaited polished woven lashedWaitohu/māka4471Pāohowood/plant materialsennit/cord (fiber product)pandanus (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibrehuman hair/hair/animal materialshark/fish/tooth/boneRaraunga Ine1156mm136mm25mmHuinga KaupapaWarfare/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Warriors/- 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