Carved Kotiate on stand - 33cm by Wood Masters woodcarving Wooden Box crafted in New

Wooden Box crafted in New Zealand by Timber Arts

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They are generally solitary foragers and forage predominantly over continental shelves to shelf edges

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Carved Kotiate on stand - 33cm by Wood Masters woodcarving Wooden Box crafted in NewKotiate Maori weapon Carved in New Zealand from Tulipwood Kotiate 33cm x 12. 5cm x 2. 5cm Stand 39. 5 x 8 x 3cm Stock photo Wood grain may vary About Kotiate: The kotiate was a prized weapon and also used by chiefs when speech making. It is a curiously shaped weapon noted for the carved notches on the blade. The notches were used in a ripping action. The word kotiate literally means 'to divide, split in two'.