Moto Coga

human history

Moto Coga. Barbed spear. Carved from kau (wood), with the tolo ni moto (body of the spear) round in cross-section. The ulu ni moto (spearhead) consists of nine sets of three to four coga (barbs) made of kau. The tolo ni moto is wide in the upper area, near the base of the ulu ni moto, and tapers towards the dia ni moto (handle of the spear). 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

14219 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
9 Mātātuhi
Moto Coga; 1925.146; 14219; Photographed by Richard Ng; digital; 11 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply
Moto Coga; 1925.146; 14219; Photographed by Richard Ng; digital; 11 Dec 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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