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Yame ni Matau

human history
  • Other Name

    Adze blade (English)

  • Description

    Yame ni Matau. Adze blade. Yame ni Matau (the tongue of the adze), is carved from vatu (stone) and grey in colour, wide and fairly flat, with an elliptical cross-section. Yame ni Matau has a mild to moderately sharp cutting edge, with a moderately steep bevel, and with a rounded blade. Yame ni Matau has a high level polish all over, with scratches visible across the front of the blade.

  • Place
  • Other Id

    12248 (ethnology)

  • Department
Yame ni matau, 12248, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more

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