Massue "patu onewa"

Nouvelle-Zélande, Maori

Provenance	Taille	Prix d’appel / Prix d'Estimation
Hellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)	L: 37 cm	15000 EUR Frais supplémentaires : 27% de commission, TVA, expédition et assurance transport

greywacke or basalt,

This type of short-handled club features a flat elongated blade with sharp striking edge. The term "patu" means to strike, hit or subdue in Maori.

Finely finished, these flat bladed weapons could be made from wood, stone, whalebone and even prestigious greenstone.

Kaeppler, Adrienne, Polynesia, Honolulu 2010, p. 348, ill. 491

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