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kahnjar1 · 9th February 2008, 08:20 PM

Hi Tim,
This certainly LOOKS Maori to me by the shape and carving style (there are many styles). The club of this general shape is called a WAHAIKA. Age COULD BE 19th Cent but even if it is early 20th Century, you have to remember that we are still a relatively YOUNG country, and our ethnic "brothers" were still fighting the white man and themselves. Some of them still are!!
There are large numbers of "tourist" clubs etc available, and some are VERY good. Check out GOOGLE --Maori Weapons--- and you will see what I mean. Unless you can physically get your hands on the thing, it could be quite hard to judge how genuine it is.
Regards Stuart

9th February 2008, 08:20 PM	#2
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,789	Certainly not African--but old??? Hi Tim, This certainly LOOKS Maori to me by the shape and carving style (there are many styles). The club of this general shape is called a WAHAIKA. Age COULD BE 19th Cent but even if it is early 20th Century, you have to remember that we are still a relatively YOUNG country, and our ethnic "brothers" were still fighting the white man and themselves. Some of them still are!! There are large numbers of "tourist" clubs etc available, and some are VERY good. Check out GOOGLE --Maori Weapons--- and you will see what I mean. Unless you can physically get your hands on the thing, it could be quite hard to judge how genuine it is. Regards Stuart