c/historyartifacts · by PugJesus@piefed.social · 224dTraditional Maori spear, ~1900 AD 45 points · 7 comments · view on lemmy.world
7 Comments
mastertigurius@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 224d
A taiaha is more like a two-handed club. The sharp end isn't sharp enough to penetrate skin, but is used for powerful thrusting attacks.
spicehoarder@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 223d
Do we really have to wright AD? 😣 This just makes me feel old as hell.
PugJesus@piefed.social · 1 pts · 223d
Heh, in a comm where some objects are legitimately older than that epoch marker, it helps to make the distinction.
kiwifruit@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 224d
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiaha?wprov=sfla1
PugJesus@piefed.social · 3 pts · 224d
https://www.lucasratton.com/autres/lance-maori
Deceptichum@quokk.au · 2 pts · 224d
deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz · 4 pts · 224d
Functional. It's called a taiaha and is not thrown like a spear it's used more like a staff.
Deceptichum@quokk.au · 2 pts · 224d
deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz · 3 pts · 224d
Every one that I've even seen, yeah.
The decorations are also functional! The loose/dangling parts distract the eye, carvings are often a representation of the genealogy of the owner, or of the item itself.