Property of MR. AND MRS. STANLEY MARCUS
A COOK ISLAND ADZE, Mangia toki
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A COOK ISLAND ADZE, Mangia toki
The handle of rectangular form with seven openwork sections surmounted by a tapering hexagonal shaft supporting a tongue shaped stone blade lashed with sennit fibers, incised throughout with repeated geometric reliefs, 24½in. (62.2cm.) high
The handle of rectangular form with seven openwork sections surmounted by a tapering hexagonal shaft supporting a tongue shaped stone blade lashed with sennit fibers, incised throughout with repeated geometric reliefs, 24½in. (62.2cm.) high