THE CLUB IS DEFINITELY MAORI AND OF THE WAHAIKA FORM THE SIZE RANGE ON THE MAORI SHORT CLUBS IS FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES APROXIMATELY I ESTIMATE THIS ONE AT 18 INCHES. THE CLUB IS UNUSUAL IN THAT IT HAS A MORE POINTED END RATHER THAN THE USUAL SPATULATE FORM. THERE IS A LESSER ENCOUNTERED MAORI CLUB THE PATUKI THAT HAS A MORE POINTED PADDLE SHAPE TO THE THRUSTING END. THE TIKI OR FIGURE IS UNUSUAL IN THAT THE FIGURE IS USUALLY TOGETHER TOWARD THE HANDLE, THIS EXAMPLE IS EITHER SPLIT HEAD FROM BODY OR PERHAPS IS TWO SEPARATE HEADS? I HOPE SOMEONE IN THE GROUP GOT IT AND WE CAN GET SOME BETTER PICTURES AND INFORMATION. A VERY INTERESTING ITEM PERHAPS A ORIGINAL
BUT FROM THE PICTURES I SUSPECT 1930'S CEREMONIAL OR TOURIST. A NICE CLUB AT ANY RATE AND CONSIDERING THE PRICES BEING PAID THESE DAYS NOT A BAD DEAL EVEN IF IT IS A GOOD HEAVY 1930'S MODEL.
FIGURE 28 IS A PATUKI.
FIGURE 29 & 30 ARE KOTIATE
FIGURE 31 ARE VARIATIONS OF THE WAHAIKA FORM
MY PICTURE OF THE PATU FORM DID NOT LOAD TOO LARGE. IT IS THE MOST PLAIN FORM AND IF MADE OF WOOD, BONE OR LESSER STONE IS REFERED TO AS A PATU IF MADE OF JADE IT IS CALLED MERE OR MERE PONAMU AND IS THE MOST HIGHLY RANKED OF ALL CLUBS SHORT OR LONG.