Main ones I remember are:-
Mere: A shortish flat club usually made from bone, green-stone or wood.
Taiaha: The one people will recognize the most. A long club, usually 5 feet long or longer.
MERE: traditionally made from Pounamau (prized New Zealand hard stone, green in colour) single hand held weapon in the shape of a flat club. blunt edges, that with the right movement can cleave the top of your skull right off.
Patu: made from bone and wood. similar shape to the Mere, but alot of them have a gap in one side of the weapon that is used to hook onto body parts and used to inflict wonds that way.
Taiaha: the most recognized, and hailed as the greatest dual handed weapon of ancient times. Mau raku is the martial art that teaches you to use strength speed agility and reflex. spear headed and round bottomed, the Taiaha is made specifically to the warrior that is using it. usually cut from the floor to the chin, is usually carved from hard wood, and at the bottom of the spear head they attached feathers that were used to distract the enemy in battle to give you the edge.
Shark Tooth Club: club in design, with shark teeth usually forced into a pre-ground groove along one side, usually held in place with stiffened Kauri gum.. this acted as a cutting weapon, and could dislodge teeth causing infection.
Sting ray Spear: im not truly convinced this was used, but was the dried tale of a stingray that was attached to a pole, and would detach in you opponent.
Kotiate.
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The Maori translation for "Taku Rakau e" is "My weapon."
Depends what type of weapon - Taiaha - maipi - hani - Wooden weapons like in a Haka. rakau - weapon
The stick that a Maori elder carries when talking on the marae is called a "taiaha." It is a traditional weapon that symbolizes authority and is used during formal speeches and ceremonies to represent the speaker's mana (prestige or power).
The weapon you are referring to is likely a "mere" or a "patu," which is a traditional Maori club used for close combat. It is typically made of wood and has a sharp point at one end for stabbing and a flat edge at the other end for striking. These weapons were important in Maori warfare and were also used during ceremonial performances.
The Maori warriors used a range of traditional weapons in battle, including clubs, spears, hand axes, and long clubs called mere. They also used a unique weapon called a taiaha, which is a long staff-like weapon with a pointed blade at one end and a flat surface at the other end for striking.
Tribe iwi is maori for tribe. E -we
the Taiha the maka a weapon with shark teeth on the edges [ dont know name]
Rākau Māori (Māori weaponry) was designed for hand-to-hand combat. In battle it was common for toa (warriors) to take a long handled weapon such as a taiaha (long-handled fighting staff) and a short weapon such as a patu (club) tucked into a belt.
The colour white.
The Maori word "maota" is used for the color green.