Hands on Tauranga offers students stimulating and original learning opportunities with real museum objects that support the New Zealand curriculum at primary and secondary school level.
Wooden Pōtaka tā (whip top) and tā (whip) made from strips of harakeke (flax) fibre attached to a wooden handle. One is a double-pointed whip top. The whip is wound around the spinning top and then is pulled energetically to rotate the spinning top. Once the top is spinning, it is whipped so that it continues rotating. Traditional māori toy.
More information about Pōtaka Tā and other traditional māori games here > https://teara.govt.nz/en/traditional-maori-games-nga-takaro/page-7
date: 21st century replica of traditional toy
maximum dimensions: Pōtaka tā 160mm, tā (whip) 600mm
subject area: Taonga, Social Science, Technology, PE and Health
subject themes: Game, Leisure, Children, Toy, Māori,
handling collection number: HC228
Why not also borrow our set of ngā kēmu Māori |māori games https://www.handsontauranga.co.nz/hot-items/social-science/collection-of-maori-games-hc216/
