Fao'a

human history

Fao'a. Stone adze. This Fao'a (adze) is worked from ofa'i (stone) of a grey-brown colour. It is flat and trapezoidal in shape and quadrangular in section. The surface of the blade is left flaked and unfinished. The Fao'a has a shallow bevel and a reduced poll that is left pecked.

Nama tāpiringa: 1937.105 Whakahounga o Mua: 5 Jul 2019
Ingoa Kē

Adze (English)

Wāhi
Rapa/Austral Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific
Accession Number

1937.105

Rā Tāpiringa

24 Mar 1937

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

23183.6 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
8 Mātātuhi
adze, 1937.105, 23183.6, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 03 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
adze, 1937.105, 23183.6, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 03 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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