wahaika

A wahaika is a type of traditional Māori hand weapon. 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. Whalebone wahaika are called wahaika parāoa.

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Hand Club (Wahaika [?]), New Zealand, Māori people, Te Arawa (MET, 1979.206.1620)

Captain Cook's Voyages - Illustrations

Kewene Te Haho, by Gottfried Lindauer

Coin (AM 1936.16.6-2)

Susan, Rotorua, New Zealand, ca. 1905

Wahaika (AM 1991.313.12-1)

RewiManiapoto1879

Tawhiao Matutaera Potatau Te Wherowhero, by Gottfried Landauer

Wahaika

Maori Zeremonialkeule Museum Rietberg RPO 5

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Hand Club (Wahaika [?]), New Zealand, Māori people, Te Arawa (MET, 1979.206.1620)		Commons
commons	image		Captain Cook's Voyages - Illustrations		Commons
commons	image		Kewene Te Haho, by Gottfried Lindauer		Commons
commons	image		Coin (AM 1936.16.6-2)		Commons
commons	image		Susan, Rotorua, New Zealand, ca. 1905		Commons
commons	image		Wahaika (AM 1991.313.12-1)		Commons
commons	image		RewiManiapoto1879		Commons
commons	image		Tawhiao Matutaera Potatau Te Wherowhero, by Gottfried Landauer		Commons
commons	image		Wahaika		Commons
commons	image		Maori Zeremonialkeule Museum Rietberg RPO 5		Commons