The protrusion of language, an expressive act present in almost all Polynesia with different meanings, for Maoris is simultaneously an act of challenge and protection from harmful forces. The back is missing.

Used as an ornament by high-ranking men who styled their long hair in a knot called putiki. It could have been made of bone or wood.

Each type of patu was modelled and proportionate to the holder’s grip and had a proper name.

The figure on the inner side represents a spirit of mythological origin linked to the spiritual power, mana, of the weapon, which increased in proportion to the successes in combat. These types of weapons were passed down from generation to generation as family heirlooms.

The wahaika is a distinct type of patu brought daily to the belt. Literally the term means: "fish mouth". The blows were made with the convex edge of the blade.

The ancestral figure in high relief served to visualize and recall the lines of descent, which played a crucial role in regulating access rights to lands and resources. Probably made for commercial use with whites.

Manufactured in a relatively short time, it is very effective in protecting from rain as the leaves serve as drainage channels. The cover is composed of strips of harakeke leaves, a plant improperly called "flax", ti kouka and kieke.

Garment formed by strips of worked harakeke leaves, improperly called "linen"; the result is segmented ribbons that hang freely and follow the movement of the body in an oscillation that is precisely the meaning of the term maori piupiu.
It is worn in its variants, by men, women and children. Today it tends to replace "linen" with wool and plastic.
On the occasion of dances, the piupiu is accompanied by a pair of then - small spheres of harakeke (Phormium tenax) - held between the fingers by dancers and rhythmically moved.

The catlinite was found only in the Pipestone quarry in Minnesota (now Pipestone National Monument). As soon as it was extracted, it was easy to work: to make the holes for the tobacco and for the storing of the torch, a wooden reel was used, rotated with a bow, gradually introducing abrasive sand and water into the hole.

Bag for pipe and tobacco with embroidered floral pattern (French)
(Cree form, Ojibway decoration the two nations still live close today in northwestern Minnesota)