discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Vilivili human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēPump drill (English)Kupu whakaahuaVilivili. Pump drill. This is a handmade vilivili made of various materials. The shaft of the vilivili is cylindrical in shape and made of wood. The shaft is threaded through a flat circular disc also made of wood. The disc is suspended by two metal nails that are embedded into the shaft. This disc gives the vilivili momentum when it is spinning but also balances it. At the top of the shaft a suspension cord made of twine is attached. At the other end of the twin is a crossbar made of a thin twig. The mata (point) of the vilivili is a nail embedded in to the shaft with the sharp point exposed. To use the vilivili the suspension cord is tightly wrapped around the shaft. To spin, the user must push downward on the crossbar. This momentum will unravel the suspension cord before wrapping it once again. This downward pressure allows for the vilivili to rotate in alternating directions. Vilivili were used to bore small holes into fish hooks, pendants and pearl shell lures.WāhiFakaofo/Tokelau Islands/Polynesia/PacificAccession Number1970.208Rā Tāpiringa1970Tohu Tuakiri Kē43940 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Vilivili, 1970.208, 43940, Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1970.208, 43940Takenga ā-AhureaTokelauanKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiFakaofo/Tokelau Islands/Polynesia/PacificRāPre 1970Tikanga Waihangacarved drilled BoredWaitohu/māka43940 / FAKAOFO IS / TOKELAU IS (handwritten) VILIVILI FAKAOFO / $1 (label) 43940 (label)Pāohowood/plant material[metal]/inorganic materialtwine/string (fiber product)/cord (fiber product)Raraunga Ine544mm155mm14mmTaumata whakarōpūDrill, PumpDrill, WoodworkingWoodworking T&E04 Tools & Equipment for MaterialsWhakahounga o Mua25 Oct 2022 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. 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