Fao'a
human history
Fao'a. Stone adze. This Fao'a (adze) is worked from ofa'i (stone) of a grey-brown colour. It has a long shallow bevel and is trapezoidal in section. The cutting edge is broken. The blade's surface is rectangular in shape. The Fao'a has a prominent shoulder reduces towards the poll, which is left pecked.
Accession number: 1934.107 Last Update: 18 Jun 2018
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Adze (English)
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1934.107
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21 Mar 1934
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20041.1 (ethnology)
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