mere (club) - Maori artefacts

Early 20th century greenstone mere three carved ridges to butt, three chips to edge. Length 23 cm

Late 18th/19th century Maori whalebone mere (Patu Paraoa), with four ridges to butt. Length 36 cm Y1218

Extremley rare 17th/18th century greenstone mere, with no ridges in the butt. This was typical of 16th/17th C. Pre European meres. Ridge butts were really a decoration that came in the 1700's onwards) . Nice dark green colour with waves of lighter green.…

Prestigious mere Pounamu - in the Name of Tinirau, well-balanced kawakawa mere pounamu with finely defined striking edge, the blade gracefully reducing to the grip section with an off centred suspension hole.…

Mere Pounamu, prestigious example in orthodox form. Crafted from speckled kawakawa nephrite with the blade offering a beautiful translucent patina, the haft terminates with rare wekaweka colorisation. Fine balance and form. Height 37 cm. Width 10.4 cm..…

Mere pounamu, 18th century, mottled green kawakawa, the slender blade reducing to the grip section, the butt pierced with an hourglass suspension hole and terminating in three soft well defined ridges. Old reference label affixed to the blade. Length 34 cm

A c.1900 kauri gum bust of a Maori warrior, traditionally depicted with painted moko, well defined features including cloak, arm to chest holding green painted mere, good old original finish. Height 16 cm. Width 12.5 cm

A contemporary greenstone mere. Length 27 cm.

Extremely rare 17th century greenstone mere with old hand drilled hour glass hole and a suggestion of one ridge on the butt. Very good green colour greenstone with small black flecks. Little nibbles to edge. Length 30.5 cm

The 'Kronfeld mere' - rare & magnificent 18th century greenstone mere. History: Known as the Kronfeld mere (also, the 'P&O mere') after the first collectors, Dr. And Mrs M. Kronfeld, who presented it to the NZ Shipping Company Ltd.…

An Historic mere Pounamu, Te Kaoreore, a majestic and highly prestigious mere Pounamu. Finely balanced luminous blade. Strong leading strike edges.…

20th century greenstone mere ridged butt 28.5 cm. Length

Important 18th century pre-European Maori dark greenstone mere, of great age and patina. Top butt worn, good patina and old hour glass hole, stone carved. Length 36.5 cm

Maori greenstone mere c.1890s of good shape and dark green colour. Length 36 cm

Early 20th century (half) of a Maori canoe again found drifting near mere mere after a huge flood (1950s). Length 296 cm.

A contemporary greenstone mere of flattened spatula form, fashioned from deep green with paler mottled flecks pounamo, the butt with four notches above the suspension hole. Length 36.2 cm. Width 11 cm. Y number not required.

A mere Pounamu the stone of medium green with white flecks throughout, tapers from the blade to the grip, with a wrist cord hole and leather strap, three horizontal grooves to the end. Y number not required. Length 360. Width 10.5 cm

Two Maori Argillite stone mere, butt segments only. 19th century length 23.7 cm. Height 16.5 cm

A Maori contemporary greenstone Pounamu mere. Length 36.5 cm

Pre-European greenstone mere four ridged butt with single un-even drilled suspension hole 42 cm length

Early 19th century good quality greenstone mere 5 ridges to the butt, hour glass thong hole. Length 36.5 cm

A fine quality Maori greenstone mere with 5 ridge rings to the butt, good colour greenstone in excellent condition. Length 38 cm

A rare and important 18th century blackstone mere in superb condition (with history), 1780 period. Ex- The Collection of Governor Macquarie of, New South Wales, (1809 - 1821). Excellent hour glass thong hole and three ridges to the butt. Length 30 cm

A superb contact period Maori Argillite Mere the long finely modelled and well balanced mere of spatula shape with reduced grip and swelling to a ridged butt knob.…

Carved greenstone mere stone with four grooves to the butt end and a shaped hourglass hole, the greenstone with a natural feather pattern

Whalebone mere with spatula shaped blade, nine grooves, graduating to a rounded tip on each side, two suspension holes, and a muka cord attached through the last hole

Maori greenstone mere of dark green colour with tiny black speckles, an ancient thong hole and thick through the middle