discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Katoua human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēCleaving club (English)Kupu whakaahuaKatoua. Cleaving club. This is a single component made completely from a wood type that is reddish and brown in colour. The two ends of this katoua contrast each other in shape and form and are both utilized for combat or performance in Niuean culture. One end portrays a cylindrical section followed by a collar and then a cone-like form finished with a point. The surface of the cone form has been decorated with small circular perforations. The mid section of the katoua changes in depth showing two flat surfaces. The opposite of the end has been carved out to form a blade with three points where a centre ridge-line begins from the mid-section towards the extended and curved point. Its surface texture is smooth and shows some slight polish. Katoua are a type of weapon used in war in former times. The blade part would be used to slash one's opponent and the pointed shaft could be used to pierce. Today, it is common to see the katoua being used in cultural dances such as the takalo (war dance) and the meke (drum dance).Wāhi[Niue]/PacificAccession Number1934.321Rā Tāpiringa1934Tohu Tuakiri Kē20822.2 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1934.321, 20822.2Takenga ā-Ahurea[Niuean]Kaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)Wāhi[Niue]/PacificRāPre 1934Tikanga WaihangacarvedWaitohu/māka20822.2; (NIUE IS.); PRES. (handwritten)Pāoho[mangrove]/hardwood/wood/plant material/AAT MaterialsRaraunga Ine2940mm180mmHuinga KaupapaCarving/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Men/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Warriors/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūClubArmament T&E, WeaponTools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyWhakahounga o Mua24 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