discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Te reeree human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēSword (English)Kupu whakaahuaTe reeree. Sword. This is an ornament the reeree. A length of kanni (coconut palm wood) has been cut, carved and filed into a cylindrical form to portray the purpose of a handle and barbed blade in one component. An exposed length with no attachments at its base shows a circular cross-section that is convex. This is the handle area. A width of ira (pandanus leaf has been wrapped around the area where the handle and barbed blade intersect. It has been bound off with irauea (cordage of human hair). Additionally the irauea has also be used to create a checkered weave pattern into the width of the ira. A fringed length has been left after one of the bindings. Two pairs of the noko (coconut midrib) line the sides of the blade area from beneath the width of the ira towards the pointed end of the reeree. Individual wii ni bakoa (sharks teeth) has been continuously inlayed between the pairs of the noko. A central perforation upon each wii ni bakoa has been made for the purpose of inserting kora (cordage of coconut sennit fibres). The use of kora positions and secures each piece to the blade area. The end of the blade has been tapered into a point.WāhiUnknown [Kiribati]Rā TāpiringaUnknownTohu Tuakiri Kē2018.x.270 (temporary accession number)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Te reeree, 2018.x.270, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2018.x.270Kaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiUnknown [Kiribati]RāUnknownTikanga Waihangacarved drilled woven lashed inlay [handmade] [handwoven]WāunknownPāohosennit/cord (fiber product)pandanus (leaf)/leaf (plant material)/plant materialcoconut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibre[coconut wood]/wood/plant materialhuman hair/hair/animal materialcoconut leaf midrib/coconut leaf/leaf (plant material)/plant materialshark/fish/tooth/boneRaraunga Ine602mm60mmHuinga KaupapaWarfare/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūWeapon, Short HandleArmament T&E, WeaponTools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyWhakahounga o Mua05 Dec 2018 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