discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Katoua human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēCleaving club (English)Kupu whakaahuaKatoua. Cleaving club. This is a single component made completely from a wood type that is brown in colour with an addition of dark brown lau ulu (hair). The two ends of this katoua contrast each other in shape and form and are both utilized for combat or performance in Niuean culture. One end portrays a cylindrical section that has been covered by a coil of lau ulu. The wood colour beneath this is faded and light in colour. It is then followed by a collar and then a cone-like form finished with a point. The mid section of the katoua changes in depth showing two flat surfaces. The opposite of the end has been carved out to form a blade with three points where a centre ridge-line begins from the mid-section towards the extended and curved point. Its surface texture is smooth and shows some slight polish. Katoua are a type of weapon used in war in former times. The blade part would be used to slash one's opponent and the pointed shaft could be used to pierce. Today, it is common to see the katoua being used in cultural dances such as the takalo (war dance) and the meke (drum dance).WāhiNiueAccession Number1959.72.1Rā Tāpiringa1959Tohu Tuakiri Kē35701 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Katoua, 1959.72.1, 35701, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1959.72.1, 35701Takenga ā-AhureaNiueanKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)WāhiNiueRāPre 1959Tikanga WaihangacarvedWaitohu/māka35701; NIUE (handwritten)Pāoho[mangrove]/hardwood/wood/plant material/AAT Materialshuman hair/hair/animal materialRaraunga Ine1840mm125mmHuinga KaupapaCarving/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Men/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Warriors/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūClubArmament T&E, WeaponTools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyWhakahounga o Mua30 Jul 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. 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