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Te tanai

human history
  • Other Name

    Hafted adze tool

    Wiin te tanai

  • Description

    Te tanai. Hafted adze tool. Clam shell adze blade. This is an adze blade. It is a component of a tool used in cutting hard materials. It has been carved from te aubunga (clam shell; tridacna gigas). It is convex and shaped like a trapezoid. The blade edge tapers to form an edged area for contact when in use. The convex surface is thick in depth through the centre area. It is off-white in colour with a series of furrows running diagonally across the surface.

    The edges are filed and a deep uneven bevelled has been formed at the smaller end of the blade. The base features a flat surface area across the widest part and then raises into a ridge towards the end of the blade.

  • Place
    Beru/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
  • Accession Number
    1936.295
  • Accession Date
    1936
  • Other Id

    24124.2 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

Te tanai; 1936.295; 24124.2; Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • Te tanai; 1936.295; 24124.2; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te tanai; 1936.295; 24124.2; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te tanai; 1936.295; 24124.2; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te tanai; 1936.295; 24124.2; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te tanai; 1936.295; 24124.2; Cultural Permissions Apply

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