Yame ni Matau
human history
Yame ni Matau. Adze blade. Yame ni Matau (the tongue of the adze), is carved from vatu (stone) and dark grey/black in colour with a cross-section that is roughly circular. Yame ni Matau has a dull cutting edge, with a steep bevel, and with a rounded blade. Yame ni Matau mostly has a high level polish all over, with the blade, poll, butt and parts of the bevel left pecked.
Accession number: 1946.12 Last Update: 3 May 2019
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Adze blade (English)
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1946.12
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1946
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29435.1 (ethnology)
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