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.[1]
The tewhatewha (pronounced tefa tefa) is a traditional Māori weapon used by the indigenous Māori people of New Zealand.[2] As one of the two-handed clubs of Maori (the others being the Hani and a Pouwhuenua), it can be easily identified by its long handle and flat, broad blade on one end. These two characteristics make it a unique and versatile tool used in both combat and ceremony.
^"Tewhatewha". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
^"Tewhatewha". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
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...
of the tangata whenua. Belonging to the same class of weaponry as the tewhatewha and taiaha, pouwhenua are usually made of wood and have a large, broad...
resembles the lobed part of the human liver. Mere (weapon) Pouwhenua Tewhatewha Patu Taiaha Wahaika "Description of ME002492; Kotiate". Collections Online...
taiaha as a weapon. Other Māori weapons: Kotiate Mere Patu Pouwhenua Tewhatewha Wahaika Hiroa, Te Rangi (1949). "Long Clubs". The Coming of the Maori...
used to break up edible fern roots for food. Mere (weapon) Pouwhenua Tewhatewha Kotiate Taiaha Wahaika "Maori Dictionary". Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori...
Pre-Columbian Polynesia-South America contact. Mere (weapon) Pouwhenua Tewhatewha Patu Taiaha Kotiate New Zealand portal Imbelloni, J. (1930). "On the diffusion...
Kataore out of his cave and noose his neck, attack and slay him with tewhatewha and kotiate. Kataore's body was stripped of his flesh, and his heart was...
for their director Roger C. Carter. The drum major of the band uses a tewhatewha, a long-handled Māori club weapon in the shape of an axe, instead of a...
The crossed swords of the New Zealand Army and the crossed taiaha and tewhatewha of the Māori Pioneer Battalion are also painted. The stylised figures...
Beetham's care a nationally significant Māori pātaka store house Nuku Tewhatewha that he had commissioned in 1856. This was carved by Horonuku Te Heu Heu...
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