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Māori Weaponry

On 9 August 2005 Erana Hemmingsen, Senior Programme Developer Māori, and Dion Peita, Collection Manager for Māori artefacts at Te Papa participated in a videoconference with seven schools from around New Zealand to talk about Te Papa’s collection of Māori weaponry.

Watch clips of Erana and Dion talking about:

• identification, demonstration and discussion of taiaha, toki, kotiate, patu and poi
• wāhine and weaponry
• ownership rights
• how to care for tāonga and protocol.

Participating Schools:

• Raglan Area School
• Greymouth High School
• Turakina Māori Girls’ College
• Paeroa College
• Tuatapere Community College
• Northland College
• Morrinsville College

Web links

Te Papa
http://www.tepapa.govt.nz