Herman Diedrich Sp枚ring.[Whole drawing] A double canoe under sail; the crew bidding defiance to the ships company. Some are performing the haka or war dance. A chief stands in the stern brandishing a 鈥榤ere'; a Maori war weapon; another amidships holds a 鈥榯aiaha'; a long handled staff or club. The confrontation was described in Joseph Banks' journal on 2 November 1769.New Zealand; 1769.From: A Collection of Drawings made in the Countries visited by Captain Cook in his First Voyage; 1768-1771.Add. 23920; f. 48London; British Library.