Kotiate is a type of traditional hand weapon of the Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand.
A kotiate is a short club normally made of wood or whalebone. Kotiate means to cut or divide the liver (koti = cut in two or divide; ate = liver), is probably taken from its shape, which resembles the lobed part of the human liver.1
References
References
- "Description of ME002492; Kotiate". Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
External links
External links
- Kotiate Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa