discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou shield human history Tukua Tirohanga API Kupu whakaahuaShieldMade from buffalo hide, wood, and wire. A long rectangular shield with pointed corners. The body of the shield is brown coloured buffalo hide that is warped. At the front of the shield is a long thin ridge running down the centre of the shield with metal arches running down either side of the ridge. The corners of the shield are wrapped with silver coloured metal wire. Visible repairs have been made to the front of the shield with fine stitches. The reverse has a wooden support pole running down the centre that also functions as a handle at the mid section of the shield, the pole is secured to the shield with stitching and braiding with leather stringWāhiUgandaAccession Number1984.174Rā Tāpiringa1984Tohu Tuakiri Kē50949 (ethnology)WāhangaWorld Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete shield, 50949, Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 1984.174, 50949Takenga ā-AhureaAcholiWāhiUgandaRāPre 1984Pāohohide/animal materialmetal/inorganic materialwood/plant materialRaraunga Ine1300mm550mmTaumata whakarōpūShieldArmament T&E, AccessoryTools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyWhakahounga o Mua29 Jan 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