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12 inch Mere
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Mere12SW
NZ$1,500.00
NZ$1,500.00
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Large Mere carved from a south westland pounamu show beautiful shades of green a landscape of colours though out the pounamu. Measures 12inch/31cm
A Mere is a short flat club shaped like a large tear drop. It is the same design as a Patu; but the difference is Patus are made of wood, stone, or whale bone whereas Meres are made of pounamu Greenstone (jade). This weapon was held in one hand and was used in close hand to hand combat. Typical strike zones for warriors included the temple, the jaw or the ribs. The mere was a highly prized weapon as it requires an incredible amount of work to make. They were often passed on from one generation to the next. Warriors who carried a greenstone mere were considered to possess great strength and honor.
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