Kotiate is a type of traditional hand weapon of the Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand. A kotiate is a short club normally made of wood or whalebone. Kotiate means to cut or divide the liver (koti = cut in two or divide; ate = liver), is probably taken from its shape, which resembles the lobed part of the human liver.

The kotiate was a prized weapon and also favoured by chiefs when speech-making. It is a curiously shaped weapon, and noted for the carved notches on either side of the blade. The notches were used in a ripping action. The word kotiate literally means 'to divide, split in two'.

The kotiate is a patu named for its shape, which resembled a split human liver (‘koti’ is cut and ‘ate’ is liver). It could be made from wood or whale bone. This is shaped like a normal patu except that it has a small human-like figure just above the handle and the oval shape at the top of the patu is interrupted.

A very fine Maori kotiate or hand club. Most examples are made from whalebone, although this particular example is in wood; hardwood such as akeake or rautangi was often used for kotiate. This is a prestigious weapon and personal object, a weapon for close combat. The kotiate has a flat oval shape with a deep notch on either side of the body.

Antique Maori Wahaika and Maori Kotiate are both excellent and extremely collectible examples of Maori Art. There are however contemporary versions of this form of Polynesian art.

Kotiate. The feature distinguishing Kotiate from other hand clubs is the depressed sinus halfway down each edge of the blade. These sinuses were to attach feather bundles, which served in fighting to distract the adversary. Kotiate usually has masks as handle terminals just in front of which is a hole for the wrist thong.

The Kotiate is one of three types of Maori war clubs, typically made of whalebone or wood. The word Kotiate means 'to cut or divide the liver,' with koti meaning "cut …

2022年9月21日 · The Kotiate (pronounced courtee-ah-teh) was a pre-European Maori weapon (club) used in close combat. Of particular note are the carved notches on each side of the flat blade. The notches were used in a ripping motion, possibly to …

He pāraharaha atu i te mere, ka kotia te rau i waenganui. A short thrusting weapon with a lobed flat blade on both sides, made of whalebone or hard wood.

2022年6月8日 · Kotiate. The kotiate was a prized weapon and also favoured by chiefs when speech-making. Usually made of whalebone or wood, the curiously shaped weapon was used in a ripping action, with the word kotiate translating to "divide, split in two".