Maori games and replica weapons from New Zealand

	Māori Games and Replica Weapons of New Zealand
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Maori Poi Poi is the Maori word for 'ball'. For hundreds of years the Poi has been an exciting and dynamic feature of Māori performing arts. Through the interaction of movement, gesture, and emotion the Poi is an extension of the performer and conveys a myriad of poetic meanings. Poi also feature in important ceremonial occasions for iwi (tribal groups) and certain poi traditions also herald the rising of the star constellation, Matariki, for the Māori New Year. Poi was also used by Maori women to keep their hands flexible for weaving and by the Maori men to build strength and coordination for battle.	Stick Game This Maori Stick Game is called 'Ti Rakau' in Maori. This product has been handcrafted in New Zealand to a traditional Maori design. The game is played with two people or, at a more advanced level, four people. Each player needs one pair of wooden sticks. Players kneel on the floor across from each other and hold their sticks straight up, ends touching the floor. In unison, they perform a series of movements with their sticks,tapping their sticks together or against their partner s, progressing to throwing a stick to their partner and catching the one being thrown to them. Game instructions are included.	Carved Wooden Taiaha (Spear) - Large The Maori Taiaha is a traditional hand held close combat Maori Weapon carved in the form of an ancestor. In these Maori Weapons the tongue represents oratory skills, the eyes alert, and the feathers adorn the head to distract opponents. Taiaha is a very special Maori Carving and treasure that is passed down from generation to generation. This Maori Wood Carving is also a good representation of Maori Art.	(Click Image) Maori Adze - Toki Pou Tangata Traditional Maori Wood Tools
(Click Image) Unique Maori Weapon - The Mere (Patu) with Hei Tiki Design	(Click Image) Taiaha Maori Spear	(Click Image) Sacred Maori Spear - Taiaha	(Click Image) Patu / Mere Maori Weapon
(Click Image) Maori Patu / Mere Weapon
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