Patu
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Whale bone
Measurements
288 mm (W)87 mm (D)
Place of origin
New Zealand
Order this imageCollection
Nuffield Place, Oxfordshire
NT 1651767
Summary
Maori Patu, a club or pounder made from whale bone, carved to form an oval flat body. Rounded handle with hole for hanging. New Zealand
Provenance
Collection William R. Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, by bequest to Nuffield College, University of Oxford, 1963, by transfer to National Trust, Nuffield Place, 2011.