Club
Date1700-1900
MediumWood, shell
DimensionsObject/Work: 1825 x 1825 mm
ClassificationsArms/Armour
Terms
Object numberC03167
DescriptionTaiaha quarterstaff or stave. Made of dark red wood with one end flattened to a narrow blade. The top is decorated with a carved double face and long pointed tongue with elaborate surface designs, and abalone shell eye inserts. It would have been used by a person over 3m tall. Maori.On View
Not on viewCollections
