A Maori wooden fighting staff (taiaha), with a narrow, finely…
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A Maori wooden fighting staff (taiaha), with a narrow, finely carved tongue. Red wax in eyes. Provenance: Bought at Dunbar Sloane Auckland, 2008. Length 153 cm

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