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. This tao consists of a long cylindrical wooden shaft which has a sharpened ulu tao (spear head) carved from kieto (ebony) lashed to one end with pulu (coconut sennit). The shaft is smooth in surface treatment and reddish brown in colour. It is reduced in width towards the base. The ulu tao is carved to a point at its apex, with six barbs before the tip. Three carved 'cuffs' are incorporated features towards the base end of the ulu tao. The base of the ulu tao is likely reduced in width as a means of slotting into the cylindrical wooden haft.WāhiNiueRā TāpiringaUnknownTohu Tuakiri Kē28314.2 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 28314.2Takenga ā-AhureaNiueanKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiNiueTikanga Waihangacarved polished lashedWaitohu/māka28314.2 NIUE ISPāoho[mangrove]/hardwood/wood/plant material/AAT Materialssennit/cord (fiber product)Raraunga Ine2000mm26mm29mmHuinga KaupapaMen/- 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