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Taiaha

On display
human history
  • Common Name
    weapons
  • Other Name

    short spear (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Pre 2015 Brief Description : Taiaha@This elaborately carved taiaha has rolling spirals and rauponga over the surface. Paua shell insets have been used in the eyes and the overall surface is polished. "New Zealand 1847 J.L.C." has been carved into the end of the triangular blade.@A taiaha gifted to the Auckland Museum.

  • Accession Number
    1914.26
  • Accession Date
    1914
  • Other Id

    5681 (ethnology)

    1376 (Taonga Database)

  • Department

    Māori

  • Display Room

    Maori Court West

Taiaha, 1914.26, 5681, 1376, Photographed 12 Jun 2020,… … Read more

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Images

  • Taiaha, 1914.26, 5681, 1376, Photographed 12 Jun 2020, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • tiaha / 5681 / Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Taiaha, 1914.26, 5681, 1376, Photographed 12 Jun 2020, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • tiaha / 5681 / Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Taiaha, 1914.26, 5681, 1376, Photographed 12 Jun 2020, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • tiaha / 5681 / Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Taiaha, 1914.26, 5681, 1376, Photographed 12 Jun 2020, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • tiaha / 5681 / Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Taiaha, 1914.26, 5681, 1376, Photographed 12 Jun 2020, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • tiaha / 5681 / Cultural Permissions Apply

Artefact

  • Display location

    Maori Court West

  • Associated Date
    1847
  • Last Update
    31 Mar 2023
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