discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Bati ni Vuaka human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa Kōrero NoaAdornmentIngoa KēBoar tusk (English)Kupu whakaahuaBati ni Vuaka. Boar tusk. Curved in shape, tapering from the base end to a pointed end, and is connected to another tusk that is near identical. Mostly creamy white in colour, with brown coloured markings across the tooth. A rusty nail head protrudes from the base end of each tusk. Metal wire is wrapped around the nail heads, binding the two tusks together.WāhiFijiAccession Number1938.208Rā Tāpiringa30 Sep 1938Tohu Tuakiri Kē24238.3 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete ornament, 1938.208, 24238.3, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1938.208, 24238.3Takenga ā-AhureaFijianKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)WāhiFijiRāPre 1938Tikanga WaihangadrilledWaitohu/māka24238.3 FIJI pres. (handwritten)Pāohoboar/tusk/tooth/bonemetal/inorganic materialRaraunga Ine103mm (measured while connected with 24238.2)98mm (measured while connected with 24238.2)18mm (measured while connected with 24238.2)Taumata whakarōpūOrnamentPersonal Artefacts Adornment03 Personal ArtifactsWhakahounga o Mua20 Sep 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