THIS EXAMPLE HAS SEVERAL THINGS INCONSISTENT WITH MAORI WORK. IT APPEARS TO BE MADE OF MAHOGANY WHICH IS TOO LIGHT AND SOFT FOR THE DETAILED MAORI CARVING AND TOO LIGHT AND FRAGILE FOR A WEAPON. THE WAY THE CORD IS ATTACHED IS NOT TYPICAL MAORI AND THE CARVING LOOKS MORE INDONESIAN THAN MAORI. A INTERESTING ITEM BUT I AM GLAD YOU GOT IT CHEAP AS THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THIS ITEM.
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