Name/Title
Adze, groundstoneEntry/Object ID
1973.131.001Description
-groundstone adze blade, typical of Pacific Islands
-"Vaitape, Bora Bora, 1932" on old cloth tape label
-tool is ground smooth on angled edge, some later chips (see darker area on second photo)Collection
Ethnographic CollectionMade/Created
Place
Town
Vaitape, Bora BoraIsland
Bora Bora, Leeward Islands, Society Islands, French PolynesiaRegion
PolynesiaContinent
OceaniaOcean
South Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean, World OceanNotes
Date: early 20th c.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
AdzNomenclature Class
Woodworking T&ENomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials
