Mere pounamu (greenstone hand club) "Wehiwehi"

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Mere pounamu (greenstone hand club) "Wehiwehi"

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This mere, named Wehiwehi, is one of two mere pounamu presented to His Royal Highness the Duke of Windsor (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, Prince of Wales) on the occassion of his visit to New Zealand in April-May 1920. Wehiwehi was gifted by the fourth Māori King Te Rata Mahuta Pōtatau Te Wherowhero. The other significant Waikato mere pounamu that was gifted was Kauwhata, presesnted on behalf of Tupu Atanatiu Taingakawa Te Waharoa. Kauwhata and Wehiwehi are named after ...

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https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/555879

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kawakawa (stone) / kahurangi (stone) / pounamu / clubs / edged weapons / mere pounamu / grinding / polishing / Waikato / Te Huringa II: 1900 - 1950 / Te Huringa I: 1800 - 1900 / Ngāti Wehiwehi (Ngāti Raukawa) / Ngāti Mahuta / Te Rata Mahuta, King of the Māori / Edward, Duke of Windsor / Mohamed Al Fayed

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