Accession Number1960/2.102
TitleAdze
Artist(s)ChineseArtist NationalityChinese (culture or style)Object Creation Date1027 BCE - 771 BCEMedium & Supporttranslucent light green nephriteDimensions 3 5/8 in x 1 13/16 in x 1/16 in (9.2 cm x 4.6 cm x 0.2 cm);5 1/2 in (14 cm);3 9/16 in (9 cm);1 1/4 in (3.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase from the collection of Max LoehrSubject matterAdz, also spelled adze, hand tool for shaping wood. One of the earliest tools, it was widely distributed in Stone Age cultures in the form of a handheld stone chipped to form a blade. By Egyptian times it had acquired a wooden haft, or handle, with a copper or bronze blade set flat at the top of the haft to form a T. In this form the adz continued to be the prime hand tool for shaping and trimming wood. A log or other piece of timber was laid on the ground or floor, and the carpenter stood astride or on it, swinging the adz in a picklike action down and toward himself.
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adze
stone (worked rock)