Yame ni Matau
human history
Yame ni Matau. Adze blade. Chisel. Yame ni Matau (the tongue of the adze), is carved from vatu (stone), with a circular cross-section, dark grey in colour. The Yame ni Matau has a moderately sharp cutting edge, moderately steep and well defined bevel, and with a rounded blade. Yame ni Matau has a high level polish all over, with the sides and back of the blade, poll and butt left pecked.
Accession number: 1925.92 Last Update: 3 May 2019
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Adze blade (English)
Chisel (English)
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- Fiji
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1925.92
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30 Apr 1925
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13535 (ethnology)
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