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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), triangular in cross-section, with a steep bevel that is slightly concave, and with a mild to moderately sharp cutting edge. Overall surface treatment left pecked, with the butt left flaked. Prominent shoulder. Reduced from the shoulder to the butt. Grey in overall colour.

  • Place
    Tahiti/Society Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific
  • Accession Number
    1933.344
  • Accession Date
    11 Sep 1933
  • Other Id

    19498.1 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • axe, 1933.344, 19498.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 29 Dec 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • axe, 1933.344, 19498.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 29 Dec 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • axe, 1933.344, 19498.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 29 Dec 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • axe, 1933.344, 19498.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 29 Dec 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • axe, 1933.344, 19498.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 29 Dec 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • axe, 1933.344, 19498.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 29 Dec 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • axe, 1933.344, 19498.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 29 Dec 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • axe, 1933.344, 19498.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 29 Dec 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply

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