Carved Kotiate - 33cm by Wood Masters
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Kotiate - Maori weapon
Carved in New Zealand from hardwood
33cm x 12.5cm x 2.5cm
Stock photo. Wood grain may vary.
About Kotiate:
The kotiate was a prized weapon and also used by chiefs when speech-making. It is a curiously shaped weapon noted for the carved notches on the blade. The notches were used in a ripping action. The word kotiate literally means 'to divide, split in two'.