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 dark grey in colour, long and narrow with an circular cross-section. Yame ni Matau is possibly unfinished, and possibly has a mildly sharp cutting edge, with a rounded blade, with the butt, sides of blade, and the cutting edge left pecked.

Last Update: 3 May 2019
Other Name

Adze blade (English)

Place
Fiji
Other Id

14856 (ethnology)

O181 (Edge-Partington)

Department

Pacific

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Yame ni Matau; 14856, O181; Photographed by Jennifer Carol; digital; 29 Sep 2017; Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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