Moto Coga

human history

Moto Coga. Barbed spear. Carved from wood (kau), round in cross-section, with coga and a pointed tip. Wide at the base of the ulu ni moto (spearhead), tapering towards the dia ni moto (handle of the spear). The ulu ni moto consists of twelve sets of three to four coga (barbs) made of kau. Dark red-brown in colour.

Nama tāpiringa: 1925.146 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

Barbed spear (English)

Wāhi
Fiji
Accession Number

1925.146

Rā Tāpiringa

1925

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

14217 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
10 Mātātuhi
Moto Coga, 1925.146, 14217, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 17 Nov 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
Moto Coga, 1925.146, 14217, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 17 Nov 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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