Ceremonial Māori Weaponry
Wahaika Maire - Native Timber Club
$446.00
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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Kotiate Maire - Native Timber Club
$446.00
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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Patu Maire - Native Timber Club
$428.00
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 Raukaraka - Greenstone Club
$1,997.00
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 Totoweka - Greenstone Club
$2,425.00
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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Raukaraka Wahaika - Pounamu Carved Club
$6,419.00
This Wahaika is an important example of pre-European Māori weaponry. It shows how Māori artisans used stone tools to fashion effective weapons for use in...
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Kotiate Totoweka - Pounamu Club
$1,997.00
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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Pātiti Parāoa - Whale Bone Hatchet
$4,279.00
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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