discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Te wete human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēSpear point of sting ray barb (English)Kupu whakaahuaTe wete. A spear point of sting ray barb. Saw-tooth edges. Tip retains original pointedness. Edges at base end are chipped or worn. A slight protuberance is at base on convex side. The edges and longitudinal groove has dark discoloration. On concave side, several lines of depression are near base. The rest of the surface is discolored. The use of baiku is varied, one is to prevent the theft of coconuts by burying them in footholds of the tree.WāhiBeru/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiAccession Number1936.295Rā Tāpiringa1936Tohu Tuakiri Kē23009.4 (ethnology)104 (Maude Collection)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Te wete, 1936.295, 23009.4, 104, Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1936.295, 23009.4; 104Takenga ā-AhureaKiribatiKohingaMaudeKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiBeru/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiRāPre 1936Waitohu/māka23009.4 DEP. BERU, GILBERT IS. (handwritten) 104 (printed)Pāohostingray/fish/boneRaraunga Ine118mm6mm3mmHuinga KaupapaTools and Implements/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūPoint, SpearSpearArmament T&E, WeaponTools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyWhakahounga o Mua17 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