patu
Sign in to savethumb|right|A patu paraoa at the British Museum. thumb|right|Mete Kīngi Paetahi, circa 1869 by unknown photographer.
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thumb|right|A patu paraoa at the British Museum. thumb|right|Mete Kīngi Paetahi, circa 1869 by unknown photographer.
A patu is a club or pounder used by the Māori. The word in the Māori language means to strike, hit, beat, kill or subdue.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “patu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.