Maori Mere pounamu

fireiceviper · 7th November 2014, 05:10 PM

kronckew i have a taiaha similar to yours , i also believe it is 20th century ( i cant say early mid or late)

Everything i have seen posted here to me looks mid to late 20th century or even newer...

A good resource is the tepapa museum archive located here :
for taiaha:
http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/se...iaha&scope=all
for mere:
http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/se...magesOnly=true

Another recent mere i esquired about can be found here
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/...b-patu-pounamu
This one to me actually doesn't look that bad, but its definitely a tourist or recent made piece, the size gives most of them away... oh and ignore the possible 19th century ... its not but the price was ok in my opinion.

I've included some pictures of my taiaha (156 cm)

kronckew · 7th November 2014, 06:55 PM

mine was listed as 'mid 20th c.

the evergreen one i know is recent (21st c.) and probably this year's model.

19c & earlier stuff if real goes for more than i can afford. vintage, not so bad.

7th November 2014, 05:10 PM	#1
fireiceviper Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 87	kronckew i have a taiaha similar to yours , i also believe it is 20th century ( i cant say early mid or late) Everything i have seen posted here to me looks mid to late 20th century or even newer... A good resource is the tepapa museum archive located here : for taiaha: http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/se...iaha&scope=all for mere: http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/se...magesOnly=true Another recent mere i esquired about can be found here http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/...b-patu-pounamu This one to me actually doesn't look that bad, but its definitely a tourist or recent made piece, the size gives most of them away... oh and ignore the possible 19th century ... its not but the price was ok in my opinion. I've included some pictures of my taiaha (156 cm) Attached Images

7th November 2014, 06:55 PM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,259	mine was listed as 'mid 20th c. the evergreen one i know is recent (21st c.) and probably this year's model. 19c & earlier stuff if real goes for more than i can afford. vintage, not so bad.