Ceremonial blade

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Ceremonial blade by Maori, New Zealand, is a black stone object. The object is tall and rectangular with rounded edges, darker on the bottom and smoother on top, it has a white area on the top third. There are three holes in the object; a small one near the top, a larger oval one near the bottom, and a very small one between the other two. The object is on a stand with a ruler at the bottom. The object is displayed against a light gray background.