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item details
NameTaiaha (long handled striking weapon)
ProductionUnknown; maker/artist; 1800-1863; Waikato
Classificationedged weapons, taiaha
Materialswood, pāua (abalone shell)
Techniqueswoodcarving
DimensionsOverall: 60mm (width), 1637mm (length), 35mm (depth)
Registration NumberWE000008
Credit lineBequest of Kenneth Athol Webster, 1969