discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Valu human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa Kēscraper (English)Kupu whakaahuaValu. Scraper. This is a metal valu. The valu is cylindrical in shape with a loop at one end. The metal is a dark colour with a rough surface. A valu was used to scrape and clean a popo (coconut shell) of its flesh. This cleaning out of the flesh was done in preparation to be used as a tauaga (water carrier) and ensured the popo stayed whole. The looped end of the valu was used to tap and open the functional pores. The open popo were often filled with sea water to rot the flesh so that it may be removed easily.WāhiFakaofo/Tokelau Islands/Polynesia/PacificAccession Number1970.208Rā Tāpiringa1970Tohu Tuakiri Kē43982 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Metal lever/ scraper, 1970.208, 43982, Cultural Permissions… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1970.208, 43982Takenga ā-AhureaTokelauanKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiFakaofo/Tokelau Islands/Polynesia/PacificRāPre 1970Tikanga Waihangametal workingWaitohu/māka43982 / FAKAOFO IS. (handwritten) VALU [TIFALO] / 40¢ (label) 43982 (label)Pāoho[metal]/inorganic materialRaraunga Ine392mm39mm16mmHuinga KaupapaFood and Feasting/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūScraperMultiple Use ArtefactUnclassifiable ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua31 Jul 2023 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