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Wahaika are short club-like weapons usually made of wood or whalebone and are used for thrusting and striking in close-quarter, hand-to-hand fighting. [1] Whalebone wahaika are called wahaika parāoa. [2] Wahaika translates to "mouth of the fish", [3] [4] in reference to the notch on one side which is used to catch an opponent's weapon.
Two Māori men wielding taiaha. A taiaha (Māori pronunciation:) is a traditional weapon of the Māori of New Zealand; a close-quarters staff weapon made from either wood or whalebone, and used for short, sharp strikes or stabbing thrusts with efficient footwork on the part of the wielder.
Tukukino, 1878 by Gottfried Lindauer, oil on canvas. A tewhatewha is a long-handled Māori club weapon shaped like an axe.Designed to be held in two hands, the weapon comes to a mata (point) at one end and a rapa (broad, quarter-round head) at the other.
Pare Watene in 1878 holding a mere (by Gottfried Lindauer). The mere (Māori pronunciation:) is a type of short, broad-bladed weapon in the shape of an enlarged tear drop.It was used to strike/jab an opponent in the body or the head, usually made from nephrite jade (pounamu or greenstone). [1]
A hoeroa is a type of traditional hand weapon of the Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand. [1] It is traditionally a whalebone long club (slightly curved baton / long spear). [2]
These types of short-handled clubs were mainly used as a striking weapon. The blow administered with this weapon was a horizontal thrust straight from the shoulder at the enemy's temple.
Two kotiate made of whalebone Māori war-clubs. The kotiate is second from right. Kotiate is a type of traditional hand weapon of the Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand.