Mere pounamu (nephrite weapon)

item details

NameMere pounamu (nephrite weapon)

ProductionUnknown; stonemason; Waikato

Classificationclubs, edged weapons, mere pounamu

Materialskawakawa (stone)

Materials SummaryWestland source

Techniquesgrinding, polishing

DimensionsOverall: 90mm (width), 340mm (length), 16.7mm (depth), 645.3g (weight)

Registration NumberME002113

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

Overview

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.