This impressive taiaha dates from about 1800. Its origins are unknown, but it is a fine example of this long two-handed weapon. The pointed end is carved in the shape of a head and is therefore termed the upoko. The protruding arero (tongue) provides the jabbing implement. Below the upoko is a ...

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Three unidentified Maori women from Ngai Tuhoe, wearing cloaks. Two wear white feathers in their hair and hold taiaha. Kowhaiwhai patterns can be s...

Photograph taken by Leo White Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: ¼ plate OR Glass negative, 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Find the worth of your New Zealand Maori artefacts tewhatewha (club). Research our price guide with auction results on 30 items from $162 to $11,347.

Haka party, several carrying taiaha, assembled at Moutoa Gardens, Wanganui. The photographer was probably F J Denton. Inscriptions: Photographer'...

Portrait of Kereama Tauwhare, wearing a kakahu (cloak) and carrying a taiaha, taken 1860s-1880s by an unknown photographer. Inscriptions: Verso - ...

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A portrait of six unidentified Maori men, with weapons, circa 1910. The three Koroua (aged Maori men) in the front row wear cloaks and hold taiaha....

Lithograph depicting Te Whiti and Tītokowaru discussing the question, 'what is peace?'. Both men are represented in a Greek style. Te Whiti is wearing a cloak and hat and is holding a taiaha. Tītokowaru is wearing a chequered blanket and is holding a tewhatewha. His hat is resting against his seat. Both men are bent over a small table and are gesturing with one hand. On the left of the image a statue of Captain Cook is camouflaged in a tree, possibly a rata. Another tree, also possibly a rata, is visible on the right of the image. Vegetation including ferns is depicted in the foreground and middleground. Mount Taranaki dominates the background.