'Arā
human history
'Arā. Adze blade. Carved from a single piece of ofa'i (stone) with a triangular cross-section. Overall surface treatment lefted pecked, with the bevel and the cutting edge left flaked. Prominent shoulder, and reduced from the shoulder to the butt, with a long poll that has a noticable raise. Prominent mound at the top of the back of the blade, forming a downwards slope, connecting to the poll.
Accession number: 1937.113 Last Update: 18 Jun 2018
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Adze blade (English)
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- Tuamotu/French Polynesia/Pacific
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1937.113
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04 Apr 1937
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23221 (ethnology)
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