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Six long spears of various size and decoration
Six long spears of various size and decoration
Object Number 2004.29.24907
Display Title Six long spears of various size and decoration
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Maori / New Zealand / 1: Pouwhenua, commonly used as a Taiaha. No decoration except for / a grotesque head near the point. 4feet long. / 2-5: Taiaha: the most important of two-handed weapons, also used as / a staff by chiefs. Blade usually carved to represent a tongue / extending from the face represented on the handle. No. 4 is / adorned with Kaka feathers and kuri hair. / 6: Tewhatweha. Grotesque head carved on blade. Used like an axe. / Blow is struck with the thick of the blade. (21)"
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Maori
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 19.05 × 10.795 cm (7 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.)

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