This double sided wahaika features kōwhaiwhai patterns and is bound with a muka coloured braided wrist tau (cord). It sits on native timber base with brass...
A kotiate is a short, thrusting weapon designed for close combat. The name "kotiate" means "to cut" or "sever," and it's believed the weapon's shape...
Kotiate Parāoa - New Zealand Whalebone Striking Club
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This double sided Kotiate Parāoa - New Zealand Whalebone Striking Club features kōwhaiwhai patterns at it’s core and is bound with a wax muka (tan) coloured...
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...
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...
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...
This Pounamu Wahaika - New Zealand Jade War Club has been carved with beautiful translucent pounamu and and features a muka coloured braided wrist tau (cord)...
Wahaika, meaning 'mouth of a fish,' were close-combat weapons designed for hand-to-hand combat. Their notched edges were used to disarm an opponent or to inflict...
This double-sided waihaka parāoa features stylised manaia with pāua shell inlaid eyes and intricately carved mangopare and ununahi designs. This waihaka is an important example...