patiti (axes) - Maori artefacts

Patiti, deeply carved handle with early trade blade attached. Fine patina. Height 39 cm. Width 12 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

Extremely rare long Strike Patiti Paraoa (hatchet), the iron blade with no makers mark is of the type known to have been traded by the British navel contingencies during the early 19th century, the shaft is created from dense marine ivory,…

Patiti - axe with wooden handle, maori Land Wars (1845 -1872) steel trade axe . Blade stamped with John Reilly & Sons mark. butt of handle terminates with three linage ridges. Suspension whole straight edged.…

Patiti - axe with Wale bone handle, very early Pakeha trade blade attached to whalebone handle. Extremely weathered Patina of age. Note: post 1810 trade blades were stamped with the maker. Length 26.4 cm. Width 11.5 cm.

Maori carved Whalebone Tomahawk (Patiti) spiral carving to the butt end. Square and straight through suspension hole. Metal blade attached to bone handle, with 2 sets of koru at end of grip on both sides. Length 30.5 cm.

Carved wooden Maori axe handle and head 'Contact period'. Tiki figure carving with fish and paua shell eyes. (No adze but provision for binding). Head also on the butt. Length 30 cm

Carved Maori wooden long club (toki Kakauroa) Steel axe head (rusty), the shaft beautifully carved all over with 8 tiki figures with paua shell eyes. Length 103 cm

Maori contact period 19th century wooden long club (Toki Kakauroa) with steel axe head, (axe head has manufacturers stamp on it but hard to read). Length 117 cm