discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Pate Kailao human history Tukua Tirohanga API Kupu whakaahuaPate kailao. Kailao bat. This pate kailao is a type of dance club which is used by male when they perform the kailao. Kailao is a war dance which originated in Wallis and Futuna and was then brought over to Tonga. The dance is performed by males only who bear stylised clubs like this one and throughout the dance will perform different sequences with their pate which show off their skill and dexterity as well as perform mock combat between themselves and also change into battle formations. This pate kailao is carved form one block of toa (ironwood) and is dark brown in colour. The handle is cylindrical in shape and the top of the pate is diamond in shape.WāhiTonga/PacificAccession Number1944.91Rā Tāpiringa1944Tohu Tuakiri Kē27494.2 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete club, 1944.91, 27494.2, Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1944.91, 27494.2Takenga ā-AhureaTonganKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiTonga/PacificTikanga Waihangacarved polishedWaitohu/māka27494.2; TONGA (handwritten)Pāohowood/plant material[mangrove]/hardwood/wood/plant material/AAT MaterialsRaraunga Ine812.8mm284mm130mm36mmHuinga KaupapaMen/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Warriors/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -woodworkTaumata whakarōpūClubArmament T&E, WeaponTools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyWhakahounga o Mua20 Aug 2021 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