Wahaika
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A wahaika is a type of traditional Māori hand weapon. Wahaika are short club-like weapons usually made of wood or whalebone and are used for thrusting and striking in close-quarter, hand-to-hand fight
Wahaika, circa 1900. Rietberg Museum.
Two wooden and one whalebone wahaika in Te Papa Museum
Kotiate
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Kotiate is a type of traditional hand weapon of the Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand.
Wahaika
…Taiaha Kotiate Various wahaika from the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa…
Two kotiate made of whalebone