Yame ni Matau
human history
Yame ni Matau. Adze blade. Yame ni Matau (the tongue of the adze), is carved from vatu (stone), wide and moderately flat, with an elliptical cross-section, dark grey/black in colour. The Yame ni Matau has a moderately sharp cutting edge, shallow bevel, and with a rounded blade. Yame ni Matau has a high level polish all over, with the scratches/markings, small light-coloured circular indentations and striations are visible across the back of the blade. Light brown speckles visible across the front of the blade.
Last Update: 3 May 2019
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Adze blade (English)
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14827.4 (ethnology)
O129 (Edge-Partington)
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