discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Te reeree human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēSword (English)Kupu whakaahuaTe reeree. Sword. This is a hand held weapon. The central component portrays a barbed length that has been cut, carved and filed from the kanni (coconut palm wood). Its cross-section is circular and features ends that have been tapered into points. Four pairs of the noko (coconut midribs) line the length of the component in quartered sections. Two of the four pairs are half the length and finish just above the central section. Each pair has been continuously inlayed with wii ni bakoa (sharks teeth). Central perforations have been made through each wii ni bakoa for the purpose of inserting the kora (cordage of coconut sennit fibres). Te kora has been used to lash both wii ni bakoa and the noko into position along the blade. Two coils of the irauea (cordage of human hair) have been lashed over the blade beneath the kora, the noko and wii ni bakoa. They are featured on the lower half of the blade. The end of the blade shows an exposed wooden point. Three crescent shaped parts have been attached to the end of the blade to portray the guards. All three are made from a wood type that contrasts that of the kanni. One features on one side and two are adjacent to this and joined just above this one. The kora has been used to lash all three parts and their attachments of wii ni bakoa, noko, kora and the irauea - all of which have been composed of similar fashion to that of the blade. The base handle area has been tapered into a short point.WāhiGilbert Islands/KiribatiRā Tāpiringa1877Tohu Tuakiri Kē11627 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Te reeree, 11627, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 04… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 11627Takenga ā-AhureaKiribatiKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiGilbert Islands/KiribatiRāPre 1877Tikanga Waihangacarved drilled woven lashed inlay [handmade] [handwoven]Waitohu/māka11627.E. (ethnology number)Pāohowood/plant materialsennit/cord (fiber product)coconut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibre[coconut wood]/wood/plant materialhuman hair/hair/animal materialcoconut leaf midrib/coconut leaf/leaf (plant material)/plant materialshark/fish/tooth/boneRaraunga Ine800mm275mm30mmHuinga KaupapaWarfare/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūSwordArmament T&E, WeaponTools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyWhakahounga o Mua03 Jan 2019 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