discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Pate Faiva human history Tukua Tirohanga API Kupu whakaahuaPate Faiva. Dance club. Or pōvai moungalaulau. Paddle club. Pōvai are clubs used by men and warriors in times of combat and warfare. Pate faiva are dance clubs which are used by males in certain types of faiva (Tongan dances). It is not clear whether this is a pōvai or a pate faiva. It is carved form one block of wood, light brown coloured, and sword/paddle shaped. The handle is long and cylindrical in shape, it tapers out into a hilt, from where the blade begins and tapers out slightly and then into an long oval tip. There are five double lined inlaid sections along the blade.WāhiTonga/PacificAccession Number1925.193Rā Tāpiringa28 Sep 1925Tohu Tuakiri Kē7125 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete club, 1925.193, 7125, Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1925.193, 7125Takenga ā-AhureaTonganKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiTonga/PacificRāUnknownTikanga Waihangacarved polished inlayWaitohu/māka7125 (handwritten)Pāohounknown[mangrove]/hardwood/wood/plant material/AAT MaterialsHuinga KaupapaCarving/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Men/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Warriors/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Performing Arts/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūClubArmament T&E, WeaponTools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyWhakahounga o Mua20 Aug 2021 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