Paletua

Description:
Paletu'a. No'o'anga club. This paletu'a is used for no'o'anga (shark hunting). No'o'anga is only performed by people form specific villages in Tonga; Eueiki and Navutoka. There is a whole process involved with no'o'anga, the paletu'a is used to hit and stun the shark so that it may be captured. This paletu'a is cylindrical in cross-section, from the handle it flares outwards towards the top which is rounded off. The shape would be similar to a...
Display date:
Acquired: 1931
Location:
Pacific
Collections:
Auckland Museum Collections Online
Content partner:
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Availability:
Not specified
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Auckland Museum Collections
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira