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Gavin Nugent · 24th May 2010, 01:28 AM

Like most NZ weapons, they are beautiful and very rarely spoken of Barry.
Thanks for bringing these into the spotlight, being in Australia I have managed to see a number of these and other types first hand.
I like the simple effective beautiful nature of these clubs, most of all the whale bone and Nephrite examples.
Like 90% of NZ artifacts that are currently within the NZ borders, they stay there and if ever exported it is under licence/treaties with heavy penalties for abusing this privilege. It is no wonder Maori weapons outside of NZ fetch such a premium when one considers the history, beauty, borders and restrictions.

Gav

24th May 2010, 01:28 AM	#3
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	Beautiful Like most NZ weapons, they are beautiful and very rarely spoken of Barry. Thanks for bringing these into the spotlight, being in Australia I have managed to see a number of these and other types first hand. I like the simple effective beautiful nature of these clubs, most of all the whale bone and Nephrite examples. Like 90% of NZ artifacts that are currently within the NZ borders, they stay there and if ever exported it is under licence/treaties with heavy penalties for abusing this privilege. It is no wonder Maori weapons outside of NZ fetch such a premium when one considers the history, beauty, borders and restrictions. Gav