id: 141221 accession number: 1964.455 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.455 updated: 2022-01-04 16:32:36.345000 Short Club (Wahaika), mid 1800s. Polynesia, New Zealand, Maori people, mid-19th Century. Wood; overall: 35.6 cm (14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken 1964.455 title: Short Club (Wahaika) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: mid 1800s creation date earliest: 1840 creation date latest: 1870 current location: creditline: The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken copyright: --- culture: Polynesia, New Zealand, Maori people, mid-19th Century technique: wood department: Oceania collection: Oceanic Art type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 35.6 cm (14 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review: 1965 opening date: 1965-10-27T04:00:00 Year in Review: 1965. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 27-November 14, 1965). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Harry Beasley date: footnotes: citations: Harry Beasley date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: The wahaika, carried in a belt, was used by the Maori in hand-to-hand combat. Early, undecorated clubs were made of stone. Bone and wood clubs were decorated with increasingly complex carved designs. The small figure clinging to the side of this club may well represent the supernatural power (mana) of the weapon, while the face at the end of the grip expresses the aggression of combat. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1964.455/1964.455_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1964.455/1964.455_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1964.455/1964.455_full.tif