Artifact Number:
 01444

Object:
CLUB
tewhatawha

Material:
 bone (whale), feather, plant (fiber)

Dimensions:
 104 x 20.1 x 16 cm

Origin:
 North Island, New Zealand, Polynesia

Comments:
 Two-handed weapon made of bone. Hatchet-shaped club with feathers attached at base of head through a drilled hole. Comes to a blunted point at the end of the handle. Supposed to have been buried in the grave of its former owner. Associated with the Ngāti Maru peoples (catalog = Ngutimara Tribe). Used in the battle of Ranganui, at Gata Pa and in Hone Heka's (Hone Hika) war.



Collection Name: Eric Craig Collection

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