Yame ni Matau
human history
Yame ni Matau. Adze blade. Yame ni Matau (the tongue of the adze), is carved from vatu (stone) and is dark grey/black in colour, with a lenticular cross-section. Yame ni Matau has a mild to moderately sharp cutting edge, with a shallow bevel, and with a rounded blade. Yame ni Matau has a high level polish all over, with striations visible across both sides of the blade.
Last Update: 3 May 2019
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Adze blade
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- Fiji
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1886
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11697 (ethnology)
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