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.
Nama tāpiringa: 1946.12 Whakahounga o Mua: 3 May 2019
- Collection Area
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- akm.collections.field_type_title_label
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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 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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1946.12
- Rā Tāpiringa
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1946
- Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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29435.1 (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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