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'Arā

human history
  • Other Name

    Adze blade (English)

  • Description

    '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.

  • 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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Images

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

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