taiaha (fighting stick) - Maori artefacts

Late 19th century Maori wooden taiaha kura WIth carved tongue and remnants of dog hair and feathers woven into a fabric collar. Length 146 cm

Contact period c. 1840's Maori wooden taiaha, a long taiha with carved tongue on both sides. Length 152 cm

Contact period c.1830's Maori wooden Taiaha, fighting staff. Nicely carved tongue. One paua shell eye on each side. Length 158 cm

Taiaha, of large proportions, the head and tongue offering carved haehae lines and zig-zag decoration, inlayed paua eyes. Length 163 cm. Width 6 cm

Small Taiaha with Muka collar, a light and slender taiaha with a simple, classic face and tongue below which sits a muka collar. Length 152 cm. Width 2.5 cm.

Taiaha, exceptional finely carved head offering very elaborate swept back forehead with recessed eyes. Strongly carved nose with upper lip offering dragon tooth notching (niho taniwha) . Tongue is beautifully executed and terminates into sharp tip.…

Taiaha, a fine example in orthodox form. Tongue beautifully carved with elaborate haehae lines and dog tooth notching. 19th century. Length 140 cm. Width 5.5 cm.

Late 19th/early 20th century Maori childs Taiaha fighting staff, with paua shell inlaid eyes. Length 102 cm

an early Taiaha with un-carved tongue and head. Length 160 cm Y6117

A Taiaha wood fighting staff, Maori, East Coast, mid 19th century

A Maori Taiaha spear, 19th century

A childs Taiaha (Maori) (late 19th century) carved wood having a carved and decorated spatulate blade tip on a tapering, elliptical shaft, high natural patina 96 cm (length)

Taiaha - long staff, of early manufacture, with a finely carved head offering an elaborately swept-back forehead with raised circular recessed eyes.…

Taiaha - long staff, orthodox from, with h'h' lines and dog-tooth notching. Rich brown patina. Length 1,63 cm. Width 7 cm

Extremely rare historical contact period Maori wooden taiaha (fighting staff). This fine quality piece has original Maori dog hair tassels and native bird feathers around the throat.…

Taiaha - long staff, softly carved offering swept back forehead with recessed paua eyes (missing). Minimal nose. Lip is notched.…

Wooden Taiaha of dark brown colour. Shaft flares out at proximal end to rounded, flattish shape and tapers to carved head with protruding tongue, which has surface carving all over. Repair to mid section which has been re-glued. Length 125.5 cm.

A tin painted Maori warrior sign featuring a crouching Maori warrior holding a Taiaha, possibly a weather vane. Note, scratches and wear. Height 70 cm. Width 68 cm

A 19th century carved Taiaha, of dark brown finish with good patination, the shaft of oval section, the distal end flares to a flat paddle shape which has been carved on both sides with h'h' and pakati, whakarare and unaunahi type patterning,…

A good contact period Taiaha mid brown polished wood, black specks throughout the blade, the head decorated with Pataki and H'h', evidence of red sealing wax in eyes, only one paua inset remains.…

Maori Taiaha. New Zealand, broad flat distal end with traditional finely carved handle.