Fao'a

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Fao'a. Stone adze. This Fao'a (adze) is worked from dark basalt ofa'i (stone). It is ovoid in section, with a promient shoulder, rectangular blade surface and a reduces in size towards the poll. The poll has a pronounced knob on the surface. All its edges are rounded and it has a blunt cutting edge.

Accession number: 1937.113 Last Update: 18 Jun 2018
Other Name

Adze (English)

Place
Austral Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific
Accession Number

1937.113

Accession Date

04 Apr 1937

Other Id

23226.2 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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adze, 1937.113, 23226.2, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
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