tewhatewha (club) - Maori artefacts
4 item(s) found:
Tewhatewha, a stone-tooled example in orthodox from. Piercing to bottom of blade for attachment of feathers. Rich, dark patina. Length 125 cm. Width 18.5 cm.
Fine Tewhatewha, orthodox form with ?Axe' head and shaft decorated with curved triple and double h'h' lines and very fine dog-tooth notching. 19th century. Length 1,15 cm
A contact period Tewhatewha the mid-brown wood polished, the staff tapering to a blunt point with a carved ridge nearer the point, the blade with an old wood split on top edge and a straight hole drilled at the bottom curved edge.…
A small carved Tewhatewha, the shaft of oval section, the distal end terminates to a point. A carved janus face decorates the shaft approximately 3/4 from the end, the blade has a suspension hole below for attachments. Good patination. Length 96 cm