Long fighting staff or stabbing club "taiaha" · New Zealand, Maori · ID: 3053147
Starting price
EUR 2,000
Estimated price
EUR 4,000
Size
L: 104 cm
L: 40.9 inch
Description
hardwood, shell inlays,
The “taiaha” is one of the most iconic of all the Maori weapons. The long fighting staff was both a deadly weapon and a badge of rank.
Comparing literature
Hurst, Norman, Power and Prestige, Cambridge 1996, p. 122 ff.