discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Akau tafolo unu mena human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēWooden beater (English)Kupu whakaahuaAkau tafolo unu mena. A wooden stick used in domestic chores such as beating items of clothing in the household chore of hand-washing garments. Carved from solid kieto (ebony wood), the akau is long and cylindrical in shape, wider and rounded at one end. A metal nail at the base of the akau has a short loop of natural fire attached to it, possibly for suspension of the implement when not in use.WāhiNiueAccession Number1931.580Rā Tāpiringa16 Nov 1931Tohu Tuakiri Kē16864 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete implement, 1931.580, 16864, Photographed by Richard Ng,… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1931.580, 16864Takenga ā-AhureaNiueanKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiNiueRāPre 1931Tikanga Waihangacarved polishedWaitohu/māka16864 NIUE IS. Pres. (handwritten) NIUE H.G. Cornwall (label)Pāoho[mangrove]/hardwood/wood/plant material/AAT Materialsmetal/inorganic materialRaraunga Ine392mm35mmHuinga KaupapawoodworkTaumata whakarōpūMultiple Use ArtefactUnclassifiable ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua08 Dec 2020 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