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A patu is a club or pounder used by the Māori. The word patu in the Māori language means to strike, hit, beat, kill or subdue. [1] Weapons.
Patau syndrome is a syndrome caused by a chromosomal abnormality, in which some or all of the cells of the body contain extra genetic material from chromosome 13.The extra genetic material disrupts normal development, causing multiple and complex organ defects.
While the term mere was, and is, used in some regions to refer exclusively to clubs made from pounamu, [1] in other regions, mere was more broadly used to refer to patu of a similar shape and design made from hardwood (meremere, mere rakau), whalebone (patu paraoa), or stone (patu ōnewa) – in these areas, a mere made from greenstone was known as a mere pounamu or patu pounamu.
Hatupatu (or "Hatu Patu") was a Māori rangatira of the Te Arawa, who travelled from Hawaiki to New Zealand on the Arawa.Legend tells of his wily escape from the bird-woman Kurangaituku, by hiding inside a rock and then leading her into a boiling mud pool.
A patu is a generic term for a club or pounder used by the Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand. Patu may also refer to: Patu , genus ...
The Pyrenean Mountain Dog or Chien de Montagne des Pyrénées is a French breed of livestock guardian dog; in France it is commonly called the Patou.It originates from the eastern or French side of the Pyrenees Mountains that separate France and Spain and is recognised as a separate breed from the Mastín del Pirineo or Pyrenean Mastiff from the Spanish side of the mountains, to which it is ...
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It is said weapons including the taiaha and patu were handed down by Tāne, god of the forest and Tū, god of war, the two sons of Rangi-nui and Papatūānuku.The Whare-tū-taua (House of war) is a term which covers the basics of educating young toa (warriors) in the arts of war.