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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). Brown/grey in colour. Quadrangular in cross-section, with a steep bevel, and a dull cutting edge. Reduction from shoulder to butt. Large chunks of stone chipped off poll.

  • Place
  • Accession Number
    1934.107
  • Accession Date
    21 Mar 1934
  • Other Id

    20039.2 (ethnology)

  • Department
adze, 1934.107, 20039.2, Photographed by Andrew Hales,… … Read more

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