Tools for Gathering and Hunting:
* Ko (adze): A heavy, chisel-like tool used for woodworking, carving, and shaping wood for canoes, houses, and weapons.
* Tiki (adze): A smaller, more delicate adze used for carving fine details.
* Hei-tiki (pendants): Carved from bone, wood, or nephrite jade, these pendants were often used as ornaments but could also be used as tools for fishing or digging.
* Pate (fish hook): Made from bone, wood, or shell, these hooks were used for catching fish.
* Tao (spear): Made from wood, bone, or stone, spears were used for hunting birds and fish, as well as for warfare.
* Meri (club): A heavy club made from wood or bone, used for warfare and hunting.
* Hiri (net): Made from flax fibers, these nets were used for catching birds and fish.
* Kakahi (shell): Used as containers, tools, and even as currency.
Tools for Farming and Horticulture:
* Hoe (digging stick): A pointed stick used for digging in the soil, planting crops, and weeding.
* Kuru (cultivator): A tool with a wooden handle and a pointed stone or bone blade, used for cultivating the soil.
* Haka (flax beater): Used to process flax fibers for making rope, clothing, and other items.
* Rata (flax strippers): Used to strip the leaves from flax plants for processing.
Tools for Building and Construction:
* Pouwhenua (corner post): Used as structural support for houses and other buildings.
* Tatau (carving): A form of decorative art used to embellish houses, canoes, and other objects.
* Waka (canoe): Made from carved logs, these canoes were used for transportation, fishing, and warfare.
* Paua (abalone shell): Used for decoration, tools, and weapons.
Tools for Arts and Crafts:
* Toki (chisel): A smaller, more delicate tool used for carving intricate details into wood.
* Kapa (flax cloth): Made from woven flax fibers, kapa was used for clothing, bedding, and other items.
* Koau (bone needle): Used for sewing flax cloth.
* Hei-matau (fish hook pendant): A type of hei-tiki, often used as ornaments but also as tools for fishing.
This is just a brief overview of some of the tools used by the Maori. They were skilled artisans and engineers, and their tools were not only functional but often beautiful and symbolic.