Yame ni Matau

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Yame ni Matau. Adze blade. Yame ni Matau (the tongue of the adze), is carved from vatu (stone) and is grey in colour with red-brown coloured markings across the back of the blade. The Yame ni Matau has an oval cross-section, and has a mild to moderately sharp cutting edge, with a shallow bevel, and with a rounded blade. Yame ni Matau has a moderate level polish all over, with areas of both sides of the blade left flaked.

Last Update: 3 May 2019
Other Name

Adze blade (English)

Other Id

14827.5 (ethnology)

O130 (Edge-Partington)

Department

Pacific

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Yame ni matau, 14827.5, O130, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 25 Aug 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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