tewhatewha

HEI WHAKAATU
human history

Club, long, axe shaped Tewhatewha [battle axe] This tewhatewha tapers to a point. A janus head features near the lower section of the staff. The blade has a large crack with repairs and feathers have been attached with muka cordage.

Whakahounga o Mua: 9 Oct 2025
Ingoa Kōrero Noa

weapons

Ingoa Kē

battle axe

weapon, axe

Rā Tāpiringa

1880

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

213 (ethnology)

546 (Taonga Database)

Wāhanga

Māori

Rūma Whakaatu

Mass Display

Tirohanga API
16 Mātātuhi
tewhatewha, 213, 546, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 04 Dec 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
tewhatewha, 213, 546, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 04 Dec 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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