discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou whistle human history Tukua Tirohanga API Kupu whakaahuaIn the form of a pig-like head. Hollow. The mouthpiece (on the top of the head or neck) is missing. One ear has been broken. The windway is on the back of the head. The snout is narrow with a disc on either side of the end which has a break on the underside and may indicate a missing attachment. Striations on the intact ear. The whole whistle has been painted with white pigment, with some reddish areas on the front and yellow around the snout.Accession Number2012.19.39Rā Tāpiringa10 Dec 2012Tohu Tuakiri KēL1004 (LA Museum number)16552 (Asset Register)WāhangaArchaeology Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete whistle 2012.19.39 Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2012.19.39KohingaHydeKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)RāUnknownPāohoterracotta/inorganic materialpigment/colorantWhakaahuatanga Ineback of head to end of snoutRaraunga Ine73.5mm50mm (base of head to top of neck)70mm (across ears)Whakahounga o Mua19 Apr 2024 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