Fao'a

human history

Fao'a. Stone adze. This Fao'a (adze) is worked from dark basalt ofa'i (stone). It is ovoid in section, with a promient shoulder, rectangular blade surface and a reduces in size towards the poll. The poll has a pronounced knob on the surface. All its edges are rounded and it has a blunt cutting edge.

Nama tāpiringa: 1937.113 Whakahounga o Mua: 18 Jun 2018
Ingoa Kē

Adze (English)

Wāhi
Austral Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific
Accession Number

1937.113

Rā Tāpiringa

04 Apr 1937

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

23226.2 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
8 Mātātuhi
adze, 1937.113, 23226.2, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
adze, 1937.113, 23226.2, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 08 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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