33cm x 9cm x 2.4cm Patu
40cm x 9cm x 3.5cm Base
Made in NZ from sustainably harvested tulip wood.
A Cloak (korowai) can be purchased for an additional $15 to go over the piece when presenting it to the intended recipient.
This piece has Pāua inlay set in the eyes and belongings to the Meremere or short combat weapons group. Patu is a plain, but very lethal club, particularly when made of greenstone (ponamu or jade). Patu means ‘to pierce and chop’, and was used with great skill and dexterity during battle.
Wood grain and colour may vary from the one pictured.