Ceremonial adze ·  Îles Cook - Île Mangaia · ID: 3038948

Description

wood, coir, stone (basalt), square shaft carved with filigree ornaments partly in openwork design, fine coir binding, sharpened and polished blade from black basalt, slightly dam., missing parts (shaft, tip of the blade base);
adzes of this elaborate kind were a form of god image, possibly related to “tane-matariki”, the god of the craftsmen. Stone blades served as exchange valuables as well as tools, and could also serve as shrines for gods. These adzes enshrine the finest of woodwork, binding and stonework.

L’objet Ceremonial adze avec l’ID d’objet 3038948 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 80th Tribal Art Auction dans 27 juin 2015. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 50 a atteint un prix de vente de 2 500 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 2 400 €.

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Littérature comparée

Hooper, Steven, Pacific Encounters, Norwich 2006, p. 229