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Traditional Maori weapons

Traditional Maori weapons

This collection of traditional weapons includes mere and patu.

Auckland Museum Library

Weapons carried by Te Kooti and Peka Makarini

Weapons carried by Te Kooti and Peka Makarini

The bone club (kotiate) carried by Te Kooti, and the tomahawk (patiti) carried by Peka Makarini.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: EP/1972/2462/13-F

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