A kotiate, a bilobed wooden stabbing club, probably from the Gisbourne area of the North Island
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A kotiate, a bilobed wooden stabbing club, probably from the Gisbourne area of the North Island

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A kotiate, a bilobed wooden stabbing club, probably from the Gisbourne area of the North Island, Maori warriors fought hand to hand, using short clubs, patu, like this one, for thrusting and parrying. Patu, meaning to strike is the word used for all short clubs. New Zealand. Maori. 18th c Gisbourne region.

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Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman

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UMG12A28_037

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Non

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Droits gérés

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33,5Mo (1,3Mo) / 26,2cm x 32,0cm / 3100 x 3780 (300dpi)

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