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Object: Mere pounamu (nephrite weapon)
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Title / object name  Mere pounamu (nephrite weapon)
Maker  Role  
Unknown  stonemason  
Medium Summary  Westland source
Materials  kawakawa
Dimensions
Overall  340 (Length) x 90 (Width) x 16.7 (Depth) mm
Classification  clubs, edged weapons, Mere pounamu
Technique  grinding, polishing
Registration Number  ME002113
Credit Line
Gift of W Leo Buller, 1911

This mere pounamu is thought to have been presented to Government forces as a symbol of peace at the cessation of hostilities by Waikato at the end of the New Zealand Wars [1863-1865].

It was presented to the museum by Leo Buller in 1911 as part of the Sir Walter Buller collection.

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