Militaria
Category
Ethnographic material
Date
Unknown
Materials
Whalebone
Measurements
33 cm (Length)
Place of origin
New Zealand
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Clandon Park, Surrey
NT 1441282
Summary
[Destroyed in the fire of 2015] A Maori weapon of whalebone(mere) KOTIATE (fighting club). The strap is probably goatskin and the club bears the marks of use.
Provenance
Accepted by the Treasury in lieu of Estate Duty on the death of the 5th and the 6th Earl in 1984