Patu
- Whakamārama
- He rākau nā Tū. I tāraia ki te kōhatu, ki te paiore, ki te parāoa rānei. He patu anō hei pehu aruhe, hei whakangāwari muka.
- Scope Note
- A short club used as a weapon, made of stone, wood or bone. Other patu are used to soften fernroot and flax fibre.
- Tukutuku/Used For
- Mere
- Patu poto
- English Used For
- Clubs, Hand
- Hand clubs
- Tahūhū/Broader Term
- Rākau ā Tū
- Heke/Narrower Term
- Patu onewa
- Patu parāoa
