Mangaia Island Ceremonial Adze with Double Triangle Motif
A Cook Islands ceremonial adze, Mangaia Island, handle carved in four square stems joint at top and bottom, carved with typical double triangle motif, with anvil shaped black basalt axe, 35.43 in. total length. Provenance: acquired from an Old English collection
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- Basalt - Basalt is a hard, dense volcanic rock formed from the rapid cooling of basaltic lava, and makes up most of the earth's oceanic crust.
However it is also the name given by Josiah Wedgwood in 1768 to a fine black unglazed porcelain which he called Wedgwood Black Basalt.
Using this fine-grained stoneware he was able to produce copies of the newly excavated Etruscan pottery from Italy, with a lustrous and smooth, surface, and this new innovation proved to be a huge commercial success.
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