Club
This is a tewhatewha, a quarter-circle back-weighted club. This two-handed weapon was wielded in a manner were blows were landed with the straight, flat side; alternatively the pointed butt could also be used as a stabbing weapon. The quarter circle was placed to increase the weight, but also for the attachment of a feather or fibre tassel which could be used to distract the enemy.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 4/1994
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Arms and armour
- Collection Area Region
- Australia and New Zealand
- Material
- wood
- Common Name
- club
- Simple Name
- club
- Production County
- North Island
- Production Country
- New Zealand
- Production Year High
- pre 1994
