A māripi is a type of knife consisting of carved wood with shark teeth embedded in it. It was traditionally made by Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand. It was used for cutting …

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Sharks’ teeth form a serrated blade on the māripi (shark-tooth knife). In tradition, Ao-kehu, a taniwha slayer, climbed into a hollowed log, to be swallowed by the taniwha in the Whanganui River known as Tūtaeporoporo. He used two māripi …

Maori. Knife Blade (Maripi). Nephrite, 4 1/16 x 1 1/4 x 3/16 in. (10.3 x 3.2 x .4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Howard M. Morse, 47.44.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.47.44.4.jpg)

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This elaborately carved maripi (shark-tooth knife) is beautifully preserved and remains a fierce looking tool. Maripi were cutting tools made from wood and sharks’ teeth lashed into place by flax fibre. They were used to cut flesh, such as whale or shark, and for other utilitarian tasks.

Maripi are traditional knives composed of wood and sharks’ te Kia ora koutou te whānau. This Matai Māripi has been hand carved Mātai New Zealand native timber and engraved with unaunahi.

I tīkina te māripi e ia, kātahi ka tapahi ia i te pāua. He fetched the knife, then he chopped the pāua. Passive sentences - tikina... I hoatu ahau i te m &# 257; ripi ki tana hoa m &# 257; …

May 27, 2016 · Here is the maripi from the Pitt River Museum. There are indeed some similar design elements, but i think yours is most probably a modern reproduction of this style of maripi.