'Arā

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'Arā. Adze blade. Small in size. Carved from a single piece of ofa'i (stone). Mid grey in colour. The 'arā has a steep bevel, with a moderately sharp cutting edge, and is quadrangular in cross-section. Reduced from the shoulder to butt. Low level polish with the overall surface treatment left pecked, with the butt left flaked.

Accession number: 1951.11.23 Last Update: 18 Jun 2018
Other Name

Adze blade (English)

Place
[Tahiti]/French Polynesia/Pacific
Accession Number

1951.11.23

Accession Date

01 Feb 1951

Other Id

32980.3 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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adze, 1951.11.23, 32980.3, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 04 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
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