Gamble by a member here?

Tim Simmons · 9th February 2008, 08:16 PM

This has endad. It seems very large and late for the genre.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
ViewItem&rd=1&item=140204019153&ssPageName=STRK:ME WA:IT&ih=004

If it was bought by a member could they please show better pictures. Recently I have watched quite a number of Maori weapon like objects go for fairly high prices. I have not been convinced that they are any older than the early 20th century unless I am shown otherwise. Personally I not that knowledgeable as to whether these weapons still had a tribal combat relevance at this time unlike knobkerries and other African clubs. I would be very interested to learn more especially if they still had a ceremonial value. I could be compering the more common with the fine examples shown in various publications? I have a book by those "man at arms" book people and by the latter half of the 19th century the photographs of Maori warriors are mostly wearing european clothes and armed with muskets. Thinking the worst I could say that tourist Maori carving has a long history, I hope to be proved wrong. Something new here I think?

The link appears not to be working, here is the number-140204019153

just trying the link again?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA:IT&ih=004

9th February 2008, 08:16 PM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,807	Gamble by a member here? This has endad. It seems very large and late for the genre. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&rd=1&item=140204019153&ssPageName=STRK:ME WA:IT&ih=004 If it was bought by a member could they please show better pictures. Recently I have watched quite a number of Maori weapon like objects go for fairly high prices. I have not been convinced that they are any older than the early 20th century unless I am shown otherwise. Personally I not that knowledgeable as to whether these weapons still had a tribal combat relevance at this time unlike knobkerries and other African clubs. I would be very interested to learn more especially if they still had a ceremonial value. I could be compering the more common with the fine examples shown in various publications? I have a book by those "man at arms" book people and by the latter half of the 19th century the photographs of Maori warriors are mostly wearing european clothes and armed with muskets. Thinking the worst I could say that tourist Maori carving has a long history, I hope to be proved wrong. Something new here I think? The link appears not to be working, here is the number-140204019153 just trying the link again? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA:IT&ih=004