Traditional and Ceremonial Maori Weaponry
Mere Raukaraka Kahurangi - Greenstone Short Club
$9,500.00
Only ever made from pounamu, the mere is a symmetrical teardrop in form. Simple in form but a deadly weapon in the hands of an...
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Mere Kawakawa Inanga - Greenstone Short Club
$4,200.00
Only ever made from pounamu, the mere is a symmetrical teardrop in form. Simple in form but a deadly weapon in the hands of an...
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Pātiti Parāoa - Whale Bone Hatchet
$7,500.00
Pātiti are the outcome of European trade and Māori ingenuity. Originally post-colonial tools traded to Māori, pātiti are hatchets with the heads made from the...
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Paraoa Kowhaiwhai Mere - Whale Bone Club
$8,520.00
Mere pounamu were highly-prized taonga (heirlooms) handed down from one generation to the next. To possess a mere siginified the status and mana (authority) of...
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Patu onewa - Basalt Club
$2,920.00
Patu onewa were crafted from basalt (onewa or okewa). These were both practical weapons and highly-prized taonga (heirlooms) handed down from one generation to the...
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Wahaika Kawakawa - Greenstone Club
$2,900.00
Wahaika, meaning the mouth of a fish, were close-combat weapons used to bait and engage a foe in close combat. The notched edge of the...
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