Ceremonial Adze
P4858
From: Cook Islands | Mangaia
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | P4858 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Mangaian |
| Provenience | Cook Islands | Mangaia |
| Date Made | 19th Century |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Plaster | Wood | Plant Fiber |
| Technique | Carved |
| Description | Pedestal adze. Blade (plaster?) lashed to top of an elaborately carved four-sided pedestal. Lashings broken and mended, partly missing. One corner of base deeply cracked at top. Non-functional, elaborately decorated pedestal adzes, which appeared following the introduction of metal tools, were produced for trade. |
| Height | 43 cm |
| Width | 17 cm |
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