Hand club "kotiate paraoa" · New Zealand, Maori · ID: 3045317
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Size
L: 35,5 cm
B: 14,5 cm
L: 14.0 inch
B: 5.7 inch
Description
wood, shell inlay, knob carved as plain “wheku” face
As a proud, warlike people, the Maori were quick to protect their personal reputation and “mana” (prestige/ authority), preferring hand-held close-combat weapons rather than long-distance projectiles.
Their single-handed clubs, usually known by the general term of “patu”, included a wide range of types and materials.
Comparing literature
Starzecka, Dorota C., Taonga Maori in the British Museum, London 2010, plate 124 f.