MAORI LONG WEAPONS

VANDOO · 20th June 2016, 03:44 PM

MORE EXAMPLES OF TAIAHA FROM OLD POSTCARDS, BOOKS ,ECT.
#1., #2., #3., #4, # 5. & #6 VARIOUS TAIAHA
#7. 1840 DRAWING OF WARRIORS UNKNOWN LONG WEAPON
#8. DRAWING OF A MAORI PA (FORTRESS)
#9. DRAWING, BATTLE AT THE PA
#10. SIGNALING WITH A TEWHATEWHA AT THE PA

VANDOO · 20th June 2016, 04:27 PM

THE SECOND MOST COMMON MAORI LONG WEAPON IS THE TEWHA TEWHA THEY ARE MADE OF WOOD AND RARELY OUT OF WHALE BONE AND HAVE A LARGE AX LIKE BLADE AT ONE END AND A SHARP ROUNDED POINT FOR THRUSTING AT THE OTHER END. A TUFT OF FEATHERS IS OFTEN TIED THRU A SMALL HOLE UNDER THE AX HEAD, IT IS SAID TO CONFUSE OR IRRITATE THE ENEMY. SOME EXAMPLES ARE PLAIN AND SOME HAVE A SMALL DESIGN CARVED NEAR THE SHARP TIP, SOME ARE ENTIRELY OR PARTIALLY CARVED WITH MAORI DESIGNS.
#1. THE HEAVY AX LIKE AX STRIKING END.
#2. THE SHARP THRUSTING TIP.
#3. 3 EXAMPLES OF TEWHA TEWHA
#4.& #5.TWO TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF THE CARVED DESIGNS OFTEN FOUND
TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY DOWN THE SHAFT TOWARD THE SHARP TIP.
#6. DRAWING FROM COOKS VOYAGE 1778
#7. OLD CHIEF WITH TEWHA TEWHA
#8. MAORI CHIEF, ROTACU ANAHA 1901
# 9. THRU #12. VARIOUS OLD PICTURES OF WARRIORS WITH TEWHA TEWHA

VANDOO · 20th June 2016, 05:12 PM

MORE EXAMPLES OF TEWHA TEWHA SOME WITH CARVED DESIGNS SOME WITH FEATHER BUNDLES WOOD AND WHALEBONE EXAMPLES.

VANDOO · 20th June 2016, 05:36 PM

#1. & #2. MY TEWHA TEWHA 53 INCHES LONG FULLY CARVED HARD BUT LIGHT
WEIGHT WOOD FOR CEREMONIAL USE NOT A OLD FIGHTING EXAMPLE. CIRCA
1950'S
#3. GOOD OLD CARVED EXAMPLE
#4. THRU #12. FULLY CARVED TEWHA TEWHA 46.5 INCHES LONG, 6.25 INCH
BLADE. CEREMONIAL USE PICTURES SHOWING DETAILS.

VANDOO · 20th June 2016, 06:28 PM

THE TEWHA TEWHA WAS A SORT OF LONG AX WEAPON IN FUNCTION. WHEN IRON TRADE AXES WERE INTRODUCED A LONG AX AND A SHORT AX WEAPON WAS CREATED. THE LONG AX WAS CALLED KAKAUROA SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS A TOMAHAWK, I AM NOT SURE IF THE SHORT AX HAS A DIFFERENT NAME.

VANDOO · 20th June 2016, 06:43 PM

#1, #2. #3. #5. & #6 MAORI SHORT AXES
#4.MAORI LONG WEAPONS, a. POUWHENUA, b. TEWHA TEWHA,
c & d. TAIAHA, e. LONG AX KAKAUROA
#7. VARIOUS WEAPONS AND SHORT AX
#8, # 9., #10, & #11. CEREMONIAL ADZ, (TOKI POUTANGATA)
#12. VARIOUS MAORI WEAPONS, a.& b. TAIAHA , c. POUWHENUA,
d. TEWHA TEWHA ,e. WHALEBONE, HOEROA

VANDOO · 20th June 2016, 07:47 PM

POUWHENUA SIMILAR TO THE TAIAHA IN SIZE AND FUNCTION BUT WITH A SHARPER MORE EFFICIENT POINT FOR SPEARING. OFTEN MADE OF WHALEBONE AND BELONGING TO PROMINENT WARRIORS OR MEMBERS OF THE TRIBE.
#1. 175.5 CM. LONG POUWHENUA
#2. & #3. POUWHENUA
#4. VARIOUS MAORI LONG WEAPONS CHRISTCHURCH MUSEUM. N.Z.
HOEROA CLUB, MAORI WERE SAID TO TIE A CORD ON THESE AND THROW THEM AT THE ENEMY FROM THE WALLS OF THE PA. (FORTRESS) . MADE OF THE JAW FROM SPERM WHALES THEY ARE HEAVY AND HARD.
#5., DRAWING OF A HOEROA
#6., #7, HOEROA WITH SOME OTHER WEAPONS
#8, #9, #10. HOEROA, 43.5 INCHES LONG WHALE BONE
#11. OLD DRAWING OF VARIOUS MAORI WEAPONS.

20th June 2016, 03:44 PM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	MORE EXAMPLES OF TAIAHA FROM OLD POSTCARDS, BOOKS ,ECT. #1., #2., #3., #4, # 5. & #6 VARIOUS TAIAHA #7. 1840 DRAWING OF WARRIORS UNKNOWN LONG WEAPON #8. DRAWING OF A MAORI PA (FORTRESS) #9. DRAWING, BATTLE AT THE PA #10. SIGNALING WITH A TEWHATEWHA AT THE PA Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 20th June 2016 at 03:57 PM.

20th June 2016, 04:27 PM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THE SECOND MOST COMMON MAORI LONG WEAPON IS THE TEWHA TEWHA THEY ARE MADE OF WOOD AND RARELY OUT OF WHALE BONE AND HAVE A LARGE AX LIKE BLADE AT ONE END AND A SHARP ROUNDED POINT FOR THRUSTING AT THE OTHER END. A TUFT OF FEATHERS IS OFTEN TIED THRU A SMALL HOLE UNDER THE AX HEAD, IT IS SAID TO CONFUSE OR IRRITATE THE ENEMY. SOME EXAMPLES ARE PLAIN AND SOME HAVE A SMALL DESIGN CARVED NEAR THE SHARP TIP, SOME ARE ENTIRELY OR PARTIALLY CARVED WITH MAORI DESIGNS. #1. THE HEAVY AX LIKE AX STRIKING END. #2. THE SHARP THRUSTING TIP. #3. 3 EXAMPLES OF TEWHA TEWHA #4.& #5.TWO TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF THE CARVED DESIGNS OFTEN FOUND TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY DOWN THE SHAFT TOWARD THE SHARP TIP. #6. DRAWING FROM COOKS VOYAGE 1778 #7. OLD CHIEF WITH TEWHA TEWHA #8. MAORI CHIEF, ROTACU ANAHA 1901 # 9. THRU #12. VARIOUS OLD PICTURES OF WARRIORS WITH TEWHA TEWHA Attached Images

20th June 2016, 05:12 PM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	MORE EXAMPLES OF TEWHA TEWHA SOME WITH CARVED DESIGNS SOME WITH FEATHER BUNDLES WOOD AND WHALEBONE EXAMPLES. Attached Images

20th June 2016, 05:36 PM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	#1. & #2. MY TEWHA TEWHA 53 INCHES LONG FULLY CARVED HARD BUT LIGHT WEIGHT WOOD FOR CEREMONIAL USE NOT A OLD FIGHTING EXAMPLE. CIRCA 1950'S #3. GOOD OLD CARVED EXAMPLE #4. THRU #12. FULLY CARVED TEWHA TEWHA 46.5 INCHES LONG, 6.25 INCH BLADE. CEREMONIAL USE PICTURES SHOWING DETAILS. Attached Images

20th June 2016, 06:28 PM	#5
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THE TEWHA TEWHA WAS A SORT OF LONG AX WEAPON IN FUNCTION. WHEN IRON TRADE AXES WERE INTRODUCED A LONG AX AND A SHORT AX WEAPON WAS CREATED. THE LONG AX WAS CALLED KAKAUROA SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS A TOMAHAWK, I AM NOT SURE IF THE SHORT AX HAS A DIFFERENT NAME. Attached Images

20th June 2016, 06:43 PM	#6
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	#1, #2. #3. #5. & #6 MAORI SHORT AXES #4.MAORI LONG WEAPONS, a. POUWHENUA, b. TEWHA TEWHA, c & d. TAIAHA, e. LONG AX KAKAUROA #7. VARIOUS WEAPONS AND SHORT AX #8, # 9., #10, & #11. CEREMONIAL ADZ, (TOKI POUTANGATA) #12. VARIOUS MAORI WEAPONS, a.& b. TAIAHA , c. POUWHENUA, d. TEWHA TEWHA ,e. WHALEBONE, HOEROA Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 20th June 2016 at 07:53 PM.

20th June 2016, 07:47 PM	#7
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	POUWHENUA SIMILAR TO THE TAIAHA IN SIZE AND FUNCTION BUT WITH A SHARPER MORE EFFICIENT POINT FOR SPEARING. OFTEN MADE OF WHALEBONE AND BELONGING TO PROMINENT WARRIORS OR MEMBERS OF THE TRIBE. #1. 175.5 CM. LONG POUWHENUA #2. & #3. POUWHENUA #4. VARIOUS MAORI LONG WEAPONS CHRISTCHURCH MUSEUM. N.Z. HOEROA CLUB, MAORI WERE SAID TO TIE A CORD ON THESE AND THROW THEM AT THE ENEMY FROM THE WALLS OF THE PA. (FORTRESS) . MADE OF THE JAW FROM SPERM WHALES THEY ARE HEAVY AND HARD. #5., DRAWING OF A HOEROA #6., #7, HOEROA WITH SOME OTHER WEAPONS #8, #9, #10. HOEROA, 43.5 INCHES LONG WHALE BONE #11. OLD DRAWING OF VARIOUS MAORI WEAPONS. Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 20th June 2016 at 08:33 PM.