These images show a warrior in various positions with a mere (club). In two of the drawings the warrior holds a puapua (protective padding). In the third drawing he defeats his opponent with a thrust to the head with the end of the mere.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
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B-110-033-4 (left); B-110-005-1 (center); B-110-005-2 (right)
Lithograph by Augustus Koch
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
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