Club
This close quarter combat weapon is said to have belonged to Chief Rangiaho. (This could be interpreted as Rangiaho, the wife of Chief Tawhiao). It was taken by Sgt. Howard Strong, one of the Poverty Bay volunteers fighting at Ngatapa Pa (a major Maori fortress) in 1869. This ornately carved weapon is taonga (sacred) and was a high status item.
More information about the attack on Ngatapa Pa can be found here https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/te-kootis-war/ngatapa
More information about the attack on Ngatapa Pa can be found here https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/te-kootis-war/ngatapa
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 1896/8/2
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Arms and armour
- Collection Area Region
- Australia and New Zealand
- Material
- hard wood | | | |
- Common Name
- club
- Simple Name
- club
- Production Town
- Production Country
- New Zealand
- Production Person Initials
- Production Person Surname
- Production Year Low
- 1800
- Production Year High
- 1869
