Fao'a
human history
Fao'a. Adze rough-out. Ofa'i (stone) forms the basic shape of this Fao'a (adze) rough-out including blade, raised bevel and chipped cutting edge. It is trapezoidal in section. The sides are uneven. The all-over surface has been unfinished and left deeply flaked. The unfinished Fao'a is a brown-grey colour.
Accession number: 1937.113 Last Update: 18 Jun 2018
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Adze Rough Out (English)
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- Marquesas/French Polynesia/Pacific
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1937.113
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04 Apr 1937
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23227.3 (ethnology)
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