Moto Coga

human history

Moto Coga. Barbed spear. Carved from kau (wood), with the ulu ni moto (spearhead) consisting of four coga (barbs) made of kau. The coga are lashed to the upper area of the tolo ni moto (body of the spear) using threads of plant fibre, possibly cotton thread. The lashing is coated with a black substance or resin, further securing the coga to the tolo ni moto. The Moto Coga is possibly coated with a vanish or a resin.

Nama tāpiringa: 1989.220 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

Barbed spear (English)

Wāhi
Fiji
Accession Number

1989.220

Rā Tāpiringa

14 Dec 1989

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

53385.2 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
6 Mātātuhi
spear, 1989.220, 53385.2, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 02 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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