Taiaha (long fighting staff, terminal end damage)

Object | Part of Taonga Māori collection

NameTaiaha (long fighting staff, terminal end damage)

ProductionUnknown; carver; 1750-1850; New Zealand

Classificationedged weapons, taiaha

Materialswood

Techniquescarving

DimensionsOverall: 46mm (width), 1230mm (length), 375g (weight)

Registration NumberWE001541

Credit lineBequest of Kenneth Athol Webster, 1969

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