mere
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The mere is a traditional Māori short, flat hand club often carved from greenstone and used both as a weapon and a symbol of chiefly authority.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hand club
ⓘ
short club ⓘ symbol of chiefly authority ⓘ traditional Māori weapon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Māori chiefs
ⓘ
rangatira ⓘ |
| attackMethod |
parrying
ⓘ
striking the head ⓘ thrusting ⓘ |
| carvedFrom |
single piece of pounamu
ⓘ
single piece of stone ⓘ |
| carvingTradition | Māori stone carving ⓘ |
| category |
Māori weapons
ⓘ
Polynesian weapons ⓘ ceremonial weapons ⓘ |
| culture | Māori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
blade
ⓘ
butt end ⓘ grip ⓘ |
| heldIn | one hand ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Māori language ⓘ |
| length | shorter than a forearm ⓘ |
| pluralForm | mere ⓘ |
| primaryUse | close-quarters combat ⓘ |
| region | Aotearoa New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWeapon |
patu
ⓘ
patu onewa ⓘ patu paraoa ⓘ |
| shape |
flat
ⓘ
short ⓘ |
| status | taonga ⓘ |
| symbolicUse |
symbol of chiefly authority
ⓘ
symbol of rank ⓘ |
| transportedAs | heirloom between generations ⓘ |
| typicalColor | green ⓘ |
| typicalMaterial |
greenstone
ⓘ
pounamu ⓘ whalebone ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| usedBy | Māori people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
ceremonial occasions
ⓘ
formal speeches ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| valuedFor |
ancestral connections
ⓘ
craftsmanship ⓘ mana ⓘ |
| weaponType | striking weapon ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.