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