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Chiefly Taiaha. Intricately carved tongue with haehae and…
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Auckland
Date:
22-Oct-2015
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Chiefly Taiaha. Intricately carved tongue with haehae and pataki notching, strong mouth with spiral carving leading to a well-defined nose and eyes. Well balance flattened cylindrical shaft leading to a flared striking edge. The taiaha is a traditional Maori weapon usually between 5 to 6 feet (1.5 to 1.8 m) in length. It is a wooden close-quarters weapon used for short, sharp strikes or stabbing thrusts. It has three main parts: the arero (tongue), used for stabbing the opponent and parrying, the upoko (head), the base from which the tongue protrudes, and the ate (liver), the long flat blade which is also used for striking and parrying. The upoko in this example is adorned with a Tauri (collar) of cotton and kiwi feather. Length 127.5 cm. Width 5 cm
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