discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Tao human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēSpear (English)Kupu whakaahuaTao. Spear. Tao. Barbed spear. This tao is made of three components: a length of wood for the shaft handle, a length of kieto (ebony wood) for the ulu tao (spear head) and a coil of pulu (cordage of coconut sennit fibres) and lau ulu (human hair). The shaft is cylindrical in length and form with a polished surface that is light brown in colour. The ulu tao is of a dark brown, almost black colour and is matte in surface texture. Its length features carved fakanifonifo (serrated edging). Both the shaft and ulu tao components have been joined together with a coil of pulu and lau ulu over the top.WāhiUnknownAccession Number1928.214Rā Tāpiringa1928Tohu Tuakiri Kē2646.3 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1928.214, 2646.3Takenga ā-AhureaunknownKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiUnknownRāPre 1928Tikanga Waihangacarved lashedWaitohu/māka2646.3; MELANESIA; ?NIUE Is (handwritten) 2646.3 (label, stick on/label)Pāoho[mangrove]/hardwood/wood/plant material/AAT Materialssennit/cord (fiber product)coconut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibreebony/hardwood/wood/plant materialRaraunga Ine2360mm30mmHuinga KaupapaCarving/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūSpearArmament T&E, WeaponTools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyWhakahounga o Mua24 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