Wahaika

Whakamārama:

He rākau nā Tūmatauenga. I tāraia ki te rākau, ki te parāoa rānei. He rau tapatahi, he manaia te whakairo kei tētahi tapa.

Scope Note:

A hand weapon of wood or bone, with only one side used as a blade, the other with a manaia (an image resembling a reptile with a birdlike head) carving.

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