Question about an item - Collecting Tiki

BK Basement Kahuna Tiki Socialite Jawja Province, Isle of North America Joined: Oct 14, 2002 Posts: 3618	BK Basement Kahuna Posted posted on Sun, Oct 12, 2003 6:32 PM Wow...that's a nice one, although fairly recent. What you have there is a Marquesan Authority Adze. Stone tipped Adze are found throughout South Pacific culture. The Maori used many as well and tipped them with jade. They were for the denotation of chiefdom, much like a king in western culture might carry a baton or staff. The rubber is incorrect, the binding would be of sinew, coconut fiber, or woven, braided raffia. Sometimes the handles of the ones such as this in the Marquesas were rolled with Tapa cloth. Neat piece.

Wow...that's a nice one, although fairly recent. What you have there is a Marquesan Authority Adze. Stone tipped Adze are found throughout South Pacific culture. The Maori used many as well and tipped them with jade. They were for the denotation of chiefdom, much like a king in western culture might carry a baton or staff. The rubber is incorrect, the binding would be of sinew, coconut fiber, or woven, braided raffia. Sometimes the handles of the ones such as this in the Marquesas were rolled with Tapa cloth. Neat piece.

Post #54848 by Basement Kahuna on Sun, Oct 12, 2003 6:32 PM