Adze
ClassificationsTools and Equipment-adzes
Culture
Massim
Date20th Century
Made AtMilne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Collection SiteMilne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumWood, fiber and metal
Dimensions22 × 13 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (55.9 × 34.3 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineCollected on behalf of the Bowers Museum by the Roski-Keller-Martin Expedition
Object number2014.12.36
DescriptionAdzes were one of the essential tools that Massim carvers used when creating objects such as canoes out of wood. This adze has the swirling geometric carved motifs that are prevalent in the other wood carvings of the Massim area.On View
Not on viewCollections
19th to early 20th Century
20th Century
20th Century
20th Century
20th Century
