kotiate
Kotiate is a type of traditional hand weapon of the Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand. • Illustration — Two kotiate made of whalebone • Illustration — Māori war-clubs. The kotiate is second from right. A kotiate is a short club normally made of wood or whalebone.
kotiate
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- blunt instrument
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- New Zealand
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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.
It is associated with New Zealand.
Maori kotiate and mere/patu made from whale bone and stone, in Te Papa, Museum of New Zealand.
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Maori kotiate made from whale bone, display in Te Papa, Museum of New Zealand.
Rudolph89 · File:Kotiate 11.jpg
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