Mere pounamu (short striking weapon)

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Title

Mere pounamu (short striking weapon)

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This mere-pounamu was presented by the Ngāti Hao chief Eruera Maihi Patuone to Governor Hobson on the occasion of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, 6th February 1840. Captain William Hobson RN took up his appointment as first Lieutenant Governor of New Zealand in January 1840, and together with the British Resident, James Busby, immediately set to the task of drafting a treaty between the Crown and Māori. The resulting document, the Treaty of Waitangi, was signed at Waitangi on the 6th F...

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Format

Image

Date created

1500-1820

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/71197

Related subjects

inanga (stone) / clubs / edged weapons / mere pounamu / lapidary / Hokianga Harbour / Kaikohe / Auckland / Te Puawaitanga: 1500 - 1800 / Ngā Puhi / Commander William Hobson RN / Eruera Maihi Patuone

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