Maori art

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Cook-Voyage Collections - 1886.1.1159
Hafted adze, toki pou tangata, of wood and nephrite, from New Zealand; part of the Forster collection (Forster 109; 1886.1.1159)
Maori Weapons | Maori Clubs | Maori war club | sell maori weapon
Maori Weapons | Maori Clubs | Maori war club | sell maori weapon
Maori Weapons | Maori Clubs | Maori war club | sell maori weapon
Maori Weapons | Maori Clubs | Maori war club | sell maori weapon
Maori Weapons | Maori Clubs | Maori war club | sell maori weapon
Maori Weapons | Maori Clubs | Maori war club | sell maori weapon
Maori Weapons | Maori Clubs | Maori war club | sell maori weapon
Maori Weapons | Maori Clubs | Maori war club | sell maori weapon
Very Elegant Tewhatewha / Paiaka Maori weapon
Tewhatewha / Paiaka A Maori weapons with a round handle about five feet in length, at the end of which is a broad, flat head, something like an axe, and with one edge sharpened. On the head bunches of pigeons’ feathers acted as ornament, the quills removed soften the feathers. This weapon constructed from the root of the Maire tree. . #maori weapon #maori #new zealand #maori art #oceanic art #tribal art #tribal weapon #whalebone #oceania #oceanic art pieces #primitive oceanic art #oceania
Maori short hand-club weapons are designed for close quarter combat and used in a jabbing or striking motion with intent to kill or maim (and then kill) with a blow to the skull. From top left, clockwise - Mere, (mere pounamu/greenstone mere) was the exclusive name of the weapon made of pounamu in some regions but other regions had a broader meaning which included the similar patu weapons made from bone, stone and hardwood. Greenstone clubs sometimes absorbed blood into tiny fissures leaving it
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