Ofa'i fa'ahoro

human history

Ofa'i fa'ahoro. Stone sinker. This ofa'i fa'ahoro is smoothed and grounded into a flat oval shape with a perforated hole at its centre. A short length of twine is tied around through the hole with a label that reads 'BISHOP MUSEUM'. The ofa'i fa'ahoro is grey in colour.

Nama tāpiringa: 1931.533 Whakahounga o Mua: 5 Dec 2018
Ingoa Kē

Sinker (English)

Wāhi
Tahiti/Society Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific
Accession Number

1931.533

Rā Tāpiringa

19 Oct 1931

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

16804 (ethnology)

4140 (Bishop Museum)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
8 Mātātuhi
sinker, 1931.533, 16804, 4140, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
sinker, 1931.533, 16804, 4140, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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