Club Item Number: 3425/7 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carved wooden club (patu or mere). Weapon is thin with tapering edges. Head is spatulate, with a wide top and a concave area below a carved upside-down humanoid face. The face has angled eyes with inset half-circle shell eyes, and a large tongue. Each side is ornately carved, with a single circular shell inset at centre. The short handle is smooth, culminating in a pommel carved into two circles, one with inset beads of abalone shell on each side at centre. Carved into the side, TE-RAU-O-TE-AROHA.
Item History
- Made in New Zealand
- Owned by Bette Thompson before February 10, 2020
- Received from Bette Thompson (Donor) on February 10, 2020
What
- Name
- Club
- Identification Number
- 3425/7
- Type of Item
- club
- Material
- wood, abalone shell and plant fibre
- Overall
- height 30.0 cm, width 10.5 cm, depth 3.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Maori
- Previous Owner
- Bette Thompson
- Received from
- Bette Thompson (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- New Zealand
When
- Ownership Date
- before February 10, 2020
- Acquisition Date
- on February 10, 2020
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3425/0007