discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou pōvai moungalaulau human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa Kēpōvai (Tongan)Kupu whakaahuaPōvai moungalaulau. Paddle club. This club is carved from one block of toa (ironwood) smooth and polished and dark rich brown in colour. The handle is cylindrical in shape and flattens and tapers out to a paddle shaped blade which is curved at the end and thin in depth. The entire club is elaborately carved with geometric patterns and lines which have been repeated throughout. pōvai moungalaulau like this one were used by men and warriors in times of combat and warfare and would have been used to strike and hit opponents who were in close proximity.WāhiTonga/PacificRā TāpiringaUnknownTohu Tuakiri Kē14694 (ethnology)L17 (Edge-Partington)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete club, 14694, L17, Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 14694; L17Takenga ā-AhureaTonganKohingaT W Leys MemorialKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiTonga/PacificRāPre 1924Tikanga Waihangacarved polishedWaitohu/mākaTONGA "E.P Coll. L17 14694"Pāohowood/plant material[mangrove]/hardwood/wood/plant material/AAT MaterialsRaraunga Ine1264mm127mm38mmHuinga KaupapaCarving/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Men/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Warriors/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūClubArmament T&E, WeaponTools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyWhakahounga o Mua10 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