Adze

Artist:Marquesan

Medium: Stone

Geograhical Locations:

• Taaoa Valley, Marquesas Islands, Hiva Oa, French Polynesia

Dates:before 1938

Dimensions: 1 15/16 x 2 1/16 x 7 11/16 in. (5 x 5.3 x 19.5 cm)

Collections:

• Arts of the Pacific Islands

Accession Number: 42.211.77

Image: CUR.42.211.77_bw.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Hand adze used without handle for hollowing out big wooden bowls and canoes

Brooklyn Museum