discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Akau tekaika human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēFishing rod (English)Kupu whakaahuaAkau tekaika. Rod implement used in fishing. This is a length of kafika wood (type of wood material found in Niue) that has been carved into a cylindrical rod. It is of a mid tone brown and shows some fine grain lines upon close inspection. A noose would accompany this implement in catching fish. Tatau is a type of fishing technique that involves both a noose and akau tekaika.WāhiUnknownAccession Number1929.427Rā Tāpiringa1929Tohu Tuakiri Kē4563.2 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete rod Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1929.427, 4563.2Takenga ā-AhureaunknownKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiUnknownRāPre 1929Tikanga Waihangacarved handmadeWaitohu/mākaNIUE 26484.2 (handwritten)Pāoho[mangrove]/hardwood/wood/plant material/AAT MaterialsRaraunga Ine690mm25mmHuinga KaupapaFishing/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūFunction UnknownUnclassifiable ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua16 Sep 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