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.

Whakahounga o Mua: 3 May 2019
Ingoa Kē

Adze blade

Wāhi
Fiji
Rā Tāpiringa

1886

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

11697 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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Yame ni matau, 11697, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 25 Aug 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
Yame ni matau, 11697, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 25 Aug 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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