Fao'a

human history

Fao'a. Stone adze. This Fao'a (adze) is worked from ofa'i (stone) of a grey-brown colour. It has a long shallow bevel and is trapezoidal in section. The cutting edge is broken. The blade's surface is rectangular in shape. The Fao'a has a prominent shoulder reduces towards the poll, which is left pecked.

Nama tāpiringa: 1934.107 Whakahounga o Mua: 18 Jun 2018
Ingoa Kē

Adze (English)

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

1934.107

Rā Tāpiringa

21 Mar 1934

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

20041.1 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
8 Mātātuhi
adze, 1934.107, 20041.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 03 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
adze, 1934.107, 20041.1, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 03 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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