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The maori word for green stone or jade?
Pounamu
What is the name of a maori war club?
Maori weapons mainly consist of short one-handed clubs or long two-handed clubs. These clubs have different names according to their shape and the material they are made from. Short clubs or patu are called mere if they are made of pounamu and their shapes include kotiate and wahaika. The most common long club is called a taiaha.
Did the maori use seals for anything?
yes the maori did use the seals. the seals were the main source of food for the coastal tribes! i hope this helps ♥
What tools did the maori use to harvest their food?
Before the arrival of Europeans, the Maori were a stone age peoples. They had no metals. For fish hooks they used bone or shells, appropriately shaped, and quite successfully. They used shell for cutting and scraping. For heavy cutting tasks such as tree felling, they used stone axes, commonly made from pounamu = greenstone / jade. A hard form of argillite located in Nelson was used, after heat treatment, for axes etc. Volcanic glass, obsidian was used as a cutting tool. In Otago at least, silcrete, a 'reformed quartz' was also shaped from the rough and used as a cutting tool. And, of course, intellect is a very important tool.
What is a Maori mask made of?
Maori do not wear masks.
