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
Dimensions21 1/2 × 11 × 2 in. (54.6 × 27.9 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineCollected on behalf of the Bowers Museum by the Roski-Keller-Martin Expedition
Object number2014.12.37
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. Then notched blade seen here could have been created to assist a carver with a specific task. For instance, notched stone blades were used to cut of curved surfaces like the interior of outrigger canoes.On View
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