Fao'a

human history

Fao'a. Stone adze. This Fao'a (adze) is worked from ofa'i (stone) of a grey-brown colour. The surface is left flaked with no shoulder and a reduction in size toward the poll. The Fao'a is somewhat triangular in section. Large chipped-off area at the cutting edge as well as at the poll.

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

23226.4 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
8 Mātātuhi
adze, 1937.113, 23226.4, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 09 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
adze, 1937.113, 23226.4, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 09 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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