Curved Adze

Physical description

Large curved adze. The metal head is flared and curved and mostly painted blue. There is a white mark on the flat side of the head. The long, slightly curved handle is made of plain wood, secured to the head with black-brown cord and a metal peg(?) inside the wood. Partial remains of a blue label under the white paint. There is a stamped maker's mark on the underside of adze head.