(finally playing catchup on these, plz to excuse delays)
but I find the long wooden spears (Taiaha) way more impressive.
Ditto. But I'm pretty sure you can't make taiaha out of greenstone. There are some super-cool scenes with taiaha in Whale Rider (which apparently varies a bit from tribe to tribe)
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Date: 2006-06-06 02:45 am (UTC)but I find the long wooden spears (Taiaha) way more impressive.
Ditto. But I'm pretty sure you can't make taiaha out of greenstone. There are some super-cool scenes with taiaha in Whale Rider (which apparently varies a bit from tribe to tribe)