Ceremonial Māori Weaponry
Kotiate Maire - Native Timber Club
¥74,500
Kotiate are a type of short thrusting/cutting weapon used in close combat. The name kotiate, which literally means to cut or divide the liver (koti...
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Wahaika Maire - Native Timber Club
¥74,500
Wahaika, meaning ‘mouth of the fish’, were named so for the distinctive notch in the blade used to catch an opponent’s weapon to disarm them...
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Patu Maire - Native Timber Club
¥71,700
Identical in form to mere pounamu, patu are short striking weapons made used by both men and women during oratory and warfare. Used in short...
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Mere Kawakawa Inanga - Greenstone Short Club
¥401,100
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
¥716,200
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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Patu onewa - Basalt Club
¥278,900
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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