MAORI LONG WEAPONS

VANDOO · 20th June 2016, 06:12 PM

MORE EXAMPLES OF TEWHA TEWHA SOME WITH CARVED DESIGNS SOME WITH FEATHER BUNDLES WOOD AND WHALEBONE EXAMPLES.

VANDOO · 20th June 2016, 06:36 PM

#1. & #2. MY TEWHA TEWHA 53 INCHES LONG FULLY CARVED HARD BUT LIGHT
WEIGHT WOOD FOR CEREMONIAL USE NOT A OLD FIGHTING EXAMPLE. CIRCA
1950'S
#3. GOOD OLD CARVED EXAMPLE
#4. THRU #12. FULLY CARVED TEWHA TEWHA 46.5 INCHES LONG, 6.25 INCH
BLADE. CEREMONIAL USE PICTURES SHOWING DETAILS.

VANDOO · 20th June 2016, 07:28 PM

THE TEWHA TEWHA WAS A SORT OF LONG AX WEAPON IN FUNCTION. WHEN IRON TRADE AXES WERE INTRODUCED A LONG AX AND A SHORT AX WEAPON WAS CREATED. THE LONG AX WAS CALLED KAKAUROA SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS A TOMAHAWK, I AM NOT SURE IF THE SHORT AX HAS A DIFFERENT NAME.

VANDOO · 20th June 2016, 07:43 PM

#1, #2. #3. #5. & #6 MAORI SHORT AXES
#4.MAORI LONG WEAPONS, a. POUWHENUA, b. TEWHA TEWHA,
c & d. TAIAHA, e. LONG AX KAKAUROA
#7. VARIOUS WEAPONS AND SHORT AX
#8, # 9., #10, & #11. CEREMONIAL ADZ, (TOKI POUTANGATA)
#12. VARIOUS MAORI WEAPONS, a.& b. TAIAHA , c. POUWHENUA,
d. TEWHA TEWHA ,e. WHALEBONE, HOEROA

VANDOO · 20th June 2016, 08:47 PM

POUWHENUA SIMILAR TO THE TAIAHA IN SIZE AND FUNCTION BUT WITH A SHARPER MORE EFFICIENT POINT FOR SPEARING. OFTEN MADE OF WHALEBONE AND BELONGING TO PROMINENT WARRIORS OR MEMBERS OF THE TRIBE.
#1. 175.5 CM. LONG POUWHENUA
#2. & #3. POUWHENUA
#4. VARIOUS MAORI LONG WEAPONS CHRISTCHURCH MUSEUM. N.Z.
HOEROA CLUB, MAORI WERE SAID TO TIE A CORD ON THESE AND THROW THEM AT THE ENEMY FROM THE WALLS OF THE PA. (FORTRESS) . MADE OF THE JAW FROM SPERM WHALES THEY ARE HEAVY AND HARD.
#5., DRAWING OF A HOEROA
#6., #7, HOEROA WITH SOME OTHER WEAPONS
#8, #9, #10. HOEROA, 43.5 INCHES LONG WHALE BONE
#11. OLD DRAWING OF VARIOUS MAORI WEAPONS.

VANDOO · 23rd June 2016, 07:37 PM

#1. TWO MAORI WHALEBONE CLUBS, HOEROA
#2. THREE TYPES OF MAORI WEAPONS
#3. MAORI LONG AX AND HOEROA
#4. MAORI WEAPONS SHOWING FRONT AND SIDE VIEWS
#5. DETAILED PICTURES OF MAORI WHALE BONE HOEROA
#6. MAORI WITH LONG AX ,PERHAPS FROM A PLAY
#7. WHALEBONE CLUB HOEROA
#8. TWO MAORI ADZES
#9. A MAORI POUWHENUA
#10. DETAIL OF POUWHENUA WITH CARVED BLADE
#11. GROUP OF MAORI TEWA TEWA
#12. MAORI EEL SPEARS, MATARAU, NOT A WEAPON BUT COULD BE USED IF NEEDED.

VANDOO · 23rd June 2016, 09:28 PM

THE HOEROA IS MENTIONED AS BEING USED AS A THROWING CLUB WITH A CORD ATTACHED TO IT. FROM THE ONES I HAVE SEEN IT LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD BE VERY AWKWARD AND IMPRACTICAL TO USE THAT WAY. THERE ARE THROWING WEAPONS CALLED KOTAHA ALSO SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS WHIP SPEAR. IT IS BASICALLY A ATAL ATAL ,SPEAR THROWER WITH A CORD USED TO THROW A SMALL DART OR SPEAR. THE DESCRIPTION GIVEN IS THE SPEAR BUTT IS STUCK IN THE GROUND THE CORD ATTACHED FROM THE THROWING STICK TO IT THEN THE OPERATOR WHIPS IT FORWARD AND AROUND AND THE CORD IS RELEASED AT THE PROPER TIME TO PROPEL THE DART WITH CONSIDERABLE FORCE A LONG DISTANCE. PERHAPS THE HOEROA WAS USED AS THE SPEAR THROWER RATHER THAN THE PROJECTILE.?

THERE ARE SOME WEB SITES GIVING BETTER INFORMATION BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO LINK THEM. SOME PICTURES OF SPEARS AND SPEAR THROWERS
#1. PICTURE SHOWING 1. KOTAHA KURUTAI 2.KOTAHA 3. HOEROA AKA PARAOA
#2. & #3. PICTURES SHOWING HOW SPEAR IS PLACED AND THROWING TECKNIQUE
#4. DRAWING OF TWO EXAMPLES OF KOTAHA I ASSUME THE CARVING IS AT THE END THAT IS GRIPPED.
#5 THRU #12 VARIOUS EXAMPLES OF KOTAHA

THE SPEARS ARE USUALLY LIGHT WEIGHT WITH NOTCHED TIPS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO BREAK OFF IN THE BODY AND USUALLY ASSURED A SLOW DEATH. PERHAPS THESE WERE USED WHEN DEFENDING THE VILLAGE AS THE MAORI DID NOT USE BOWS OR BLOWGUNS.

20th June 2016, 06:12 PM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	MORE EXAMPLES OF TEWHA TEWHA SOME WITH CARVED DESIGNS SOME WITH FEATHER BUNDLES WOOD AND WHALEBONE EXAMPLES. Attached Images

20th June 2016, 06:36 PM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	#1. & #2. MY TEWHA TEWHA 53 INCHES LONG FULLY CARVED HARD BUT LIGHT WEIGHT WOOD FOR CEREMONIAL USE NOT A OLD FIGHTING EXAMPLE. CIRCA 1950'S #3. GOOD OLD CARVED EXAMPLE #4. THRU #12. FULLY CARVED TEWHA TEWHA 46.5 INCHES LONG, 6.25 INCH BLADE. CEREMONIAL USE PICTURES SHOWING DETAILS. Attached Images

20th June 2016, 07:28 PM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THE TEWHA TEWHA WAS A SORT OF LONG AX WEAPON IN FUNCTION. WHEN IRON TRADE AXES WERE INTRODUCED A LONG AX AND A SHORT AX WEAPON WAS CREATED. THE LONG AX WAS CALLED KAKAUROA SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS A TOMAHAWK, I AM NOT SURE IF THE SHORT AX HAS A DIFFERENT NAME. Attached Images

20th June 2016, 07:43 PM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	#1, #2. #3. #5. & #6 MAORI SHORT AXES #4.MAORI LONG WEAPONS, a. POUWHENUA, b. TEWHA TEWHA, c & d. TAIAHA, e. LONG AX KAKAUROA #7. VARIOUS WEAPONS AND SHORT AX #8, # 9., #10, & #11. CEREMONIAL ADZ, (TOKI POUTANGATA) #12. VARIOUS MAORI WEAPONS, a.& b. TAIAHA , c. POUWHENUA, d. TEWHA TEWHA ,e. WHALEBONE, HOEROA Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 20th June 2016 at 08:53 PM.

20th June 2016, 08:47 PM	#5
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	POUWHENUA SIMILAR TO THE TAIAHA IN SIZE AND FUNCTION BUT WITH A SHARPER MORE EFFICIENT POINT FOR SPEARING. OFTEN MADE OF WHALEBONE AND BELONGING TO PROMINENT WARRIORS OR MEMBERS OF THE TRIBE. #1. 175.5 CM. LONG POUWHENUA #2. & #3. POUWHENUA #4. VARIOUS MAORI LONG WEAPONS CHRISTCHURCH MUSEUM. N.Z. HOEROA CLUB, MAORI WERE SAID TO TIE A CORD ON THESE AND THROW THEM AT THE ENEMY FROM THE WALLS OF THE PA. (FORTRESS) . MADE OF THE JAW FROM SPERM WHALES THEY ARE HEAVY AND HARD. #5., DRAWING OF A HOEROA #6., #7, HOEROA WITH SOME OTHER WEAPONS #8, #9, #10. HOEROA, 43.5 INCHES LONG WHALE BONE #11. OLD DRAWING OF VARIOUS MAORI WEAPONS. Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 20th June 2016 at 09:33 PM.

23rd June 2016, 07:37 PM	#6
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	#1. TWO MAORI WHALEBONE CLUBS, HOEROA #2. THREE TYPES OF MAORI WEAPONS #3. MAORI LONG AX AND HOEROA #4. MAORI WEAPONS SHOWING FRONT AND SIDE VIEWS #5. DETAILED PICTURES OF MAORI WHALE BONE HOEROA #6. MAORI WITH LONG AX ,PERHAPS FROM A PLAY #7. WHALEBONE CLUB HOEROA #8. TWO MAORI ADZES #9. A MAORI POUWHENUA #10. DETAIL OF POUWHENUA WITH CARVED BLADE #11. GROUP OF MAORI TEWA TEWA #12. MAORI EEL SPEARS, MATARAU, NOT A WEAPON BUT COULD BE USED IF NEEDED. Attached Images

23rd June 2016, 09:28 PM	#7
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THE HOEROA IS MENTIONED AS BEING USED AS A THROWING CLUB WITH A CORD ATTACHED TO IT. FROM THE ONES I HAVE SEEN IT LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD BE VERY AWKWARD AND IMPRACTICAL TO USE THAT WAY. THERE ARE THROWING WEAPONS CALLED KOTAHA ALSO SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS WHIP SPEAR. IT IS BASICALLY A ATAL ATAL ,SPEAR THROWER WITH A CORD USED TO THROW A SMALL DART OR SPEAR. THE DESCRIPTION GIVEN IS THE SPEAR BUTT IS STUCK IN THE GROUND THE CORD ATTACHED FROM THE THROWING STICK TO IT THEN THE OPERATOR WHIPS IT FORWARD AND AROUND AND THE CORD IS RELEASED AT THE PROPER TIME TO PROPEL THE DART WITH CONSIDERABLE FORCE A LONG DISTANCE. PERHAPS THE HOEROA WAS USED AS THE SPEAR THROWER RATHER THAN THE PROJECTILE.? THERE ARE SOME WEB SITES GIVING BETTER INFORMATION BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO LINK THEM. SOME PICTURES OF SPEARS AND SPEAR THROWERS #1. PICTURE SHOWING 1. KOTAHA KURUTAI 2.KOTAHA 3. HOEROA AKA PARAOA #2. & #3. PICTURES SHOWING HOW SPEAR IS PLACED AND THROWING TECKNIQUE #4. DRAWING OF TWO EXAMPLES OF KOTAHA I ASSUME THE CARVING IS AT THE END THAT IS GRIPPED. #5 THRU #12 VARIOUS EXAMPLES OF KOTAHA THE SPEARS ARE USUALLY LIGHT WEIGHT WITH NOTCHED TIPS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO BREAK OFF IN THE BODY AND USUALLY ASSURED A SLOW DEATH. PERHAPS THESE WERE USED WHEN DEFENDING THE VILLAGE AS THE MAORI DID NOT USE BOWS OR BLOWGUNS. Attached Images