Publisher Description

Here is a full inventory of traditional Maori weapons with all the available written information about traditional weapons collected into one concise volume. The book provides complete cultural and technical information on the handmade weapons used by Maori, along with photographs and line drawings. From the well-known taiaha and mere to the more obscure wahaika and maripi, this is a comprehensive guide that will serve a range of readers.

Author Biography

Jeff Evans is a well-known writer and photographer who works for leading clients in New Zealand and overseas. An authority on Maori canoes, Jeff is also the author of Polynesian Navigation and the Discovery of New Zealand, Nga Waka o Nehera: The first voyaging canoes and Maori Weapons in Pre-European New Zealand, and editor of Elsdon Bests Notes on the Art of War. Jeff lives in Te Atatu, Auckland with his family.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Bernard Makoare 5Acknowledgements 7Author's note 8Introduction 9Two-handed weapons 14Pouwhenua 15Tewhatewha 17Taiaha 20Patu and mere 30Patu onewa 32Patu paraoa 36Wahaika 38Mere pounamu 40Kotiate 42Spears 44Huata 45Tokotoko 48Tao 50Koikoi 52Timata 53Tete 56Tarerarera 57Tararua and reti 59Other weapons 60Hoeroa 60Oka 62Patuki 62Kopere 63Glossary 68Selected bibliography 70

Review

Here is a full inventory of traditional Maori weapons with all the available written information about traditional weapons collected into one concise volume. Maori Weapons provides complete cultural and technical information on the handmade weapons used by Maori, along with photos and line drawings.From the well-known taiaha and mere to the more obscure wahaika and maripi, this is a comprehensive guide that will serve a range of readers." - Dr Hirini Melbourne

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