Adze

Description

Adze, consisting of a blade of polished basalt lashed to a wooden haft with root tendrils: Pacific Peoples, Fiji, late 19th century

Museum reference

A.1893.284

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Adze

Production information

Fiji, Polynesia

Date

Late 19th century

Style / Culture

Fijian
Pacific Peoples
Melanesian

Materials

Basalt, Wood, Root

Physical description

Basalt, wood, root tendril