Taiaha
- Whakamārama
- He momo rākau nā Tū. He rākau roa, he whāiti te rau, ka kāwitiwiti ki te arero. He huruhuru kurī, huruhuru manu rānei te tauri kei te arero.
- Scope Note
- A fighting staff with one end shaped like an arero/tongue, and the other as a blade. The arero end is often ornamented with a tauri/woven band of feathers or dog hair.
- Tukutuku/Used For
- Hani
- Māipi
- Pouhani
- Tahūhū/Broader Term
- Rākau ā Tū
- Kaho/Related Term
- Pouwhenua
