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Kōrero: Traditional Māori warfare – Riri

Tewhatewha

Tewhatewha

He tānga tēnei nā Sydney Parkinson o tētahi Māori nāna i tā, i te tau 1769 ki Tūranga. E mau ana ia ki te tewhatewha me te patu. Ko te āhua nei he mere pounamu, he patu ōnewa rānei te patu.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: PUBL-0037-15

by Sydney Parkinson

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.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Basil Keane, Traditional Māori warfare – Riri – Rākau Māori – Māori weapons and their uses, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/37093/tewhatewha (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Basil Keane, i tāngia i te 14 June 2012.

Comments

Gael Binns
23 February 2025
My grandfather had one of these on the wall above the fireplace. My Polish grandmother gave it away after he passed away. I always wonder what became of it.