Wahaika [close combat weapon]

Object | Part of Taonga Māori collection

NameWahaika [close combat weapon]

ProductionUnknown; carver; 19th century; New Zealand

Classificationclubs, edged weapons

Materialswhale bone (bone)

Techniquescarving

DimensionsOverall: 105mm (width), 372mm (length), 371g (weight)

Registration NumberME002329

Credit lineSir Walter Buller Collection. Gift of W. Leo Buller, 1911

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