page_title: Mere (weapon)
section_title: Usage
hierarchical_section_title: Mere (weapon) / Usage
caption_attribution_description: English: Chief of the Te Atiawa Tribe Wiremu Kingi
context_page_description: The mere is a type of short, broad-bladed weapon in the shape of an enlarged tear drop. It was used to strike/jab an opponent in the body or the head, usually made from nephrite jade. A mere is one of the traditional, hand to hand, one-handed weapons of the indigenous Māori of New Zealand, and a symbol of chieftainship.
caption: Chief of the Te Āti Awa Tribe Wiremu Kīngi holding a jade mere (painted by Gottfried Lindauer)
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