Ceremonial Adze

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Title	Ceremonial Adze
Artist	Artist Unknown (Cook Islands)
Date	c. 1800
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Woodwork | Wood, stone, plant fibers

Size:

31 15/16 x 10 x 3 in. (81.12 x 25.4 x 7.62 cm)

Creation Place:

Oceania, Polynesia, Cook Islands

Culture:

Oceania, Polynesia, Cook Islands

Style:

18th-19th century

Physical Description:

four-sided shaft, hollow in center, with openwork linear designs; stone blade attached to shaft with fibers

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund

Accession Number:

98.114.1

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Added to Site:

February 28, 2009