Spear club
This two-handed fighting staff was not only a weapon but also a staff of office for a chief. Decoration included paua shell, wool and dog hair but this example is adorned with a collar of kiwi feathers. Carved with a face and a protruding tongue (apoko) this tip would challenge a visitor to determine if they were friend or foe.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 126/1935/2
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Arms and armour
- Collection Area Region
- Australia and New Zealand
- Material
- haliotis shellkiwi feathers
- Common Name
- spear club
- Simple Name
- club
- Production Country
- New Zealand
- Production Year High
- pre 1935
