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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 is grey in colour with red-brown coloured markings across the back of the blade. The Yame ni Matau has an oval cross-section, and has a mild to moderately sharp cutting edge, with a shallow bevel, and with a rounded blade. Yame ni Matau has a moderate level polish all over, with areas of both sides of the blade left flaked.

Last Update: 3 May 2019

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Adze blade (English)

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