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'Arā

human history
  • Other Name

    Adze blade (English)

  • Description

    '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.

  • Place
    Tuamotu/French Polynesia/Pacific
  • Accession Number
    1937.113
  • Accession Date
    04 Apr 1937
  • Other Id

    23221 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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Images

  • adze, 1937.113, 23221, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 03 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • adze, 1937.113, 23221, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 03 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • adze, 1937.113, 23221, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 03 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • adze, 1937.113, 23221, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 03 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • adze, 1937.113, 23221, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 03 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • adze, 1937.113, 23221, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 03 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • adze, 1937.113, 23221, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 03 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • adze, 1937.113, 23221, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 03 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply

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