Yame ni Matau
human history
Fragment, Yame ni Matau. Adze blade. Yame ni Matau (the tongue of the adze), is carved from vatu (stone) and dark grey in colour, with an oval cross-section. Yame ni Matau has a mild to moderately sharp cutting edge, with a steep bevel, and with a rounded blade. Yame ni Matau has a high level polish all over. Broken off at poll.
Whakahounga o Mua: 3 May 2019
- Collection Area
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- Te reo Name
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- Ingoa Kōrero Noa
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- Ingoa Kē
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Adze blade (English)
- Momo Ingoa Kē
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- Kupu whakaahua
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- Wāhi
- Fiji
- Wāhi Hāngai
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- Field Collection Place
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- Wāhi Whāiti Taketake i Kohia ai
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- Rā Kohinga
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- Rā i Kohia i te Wāhi Taketake
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- Accession Number
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- Rā Tāpiringa
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- Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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12249 (ethnology)
- Momo Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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- Wāhanga
- Rūma Whakaatu
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- Herenga
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- Momo
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