Museum of Stone Tools

In this video, watch as Samoan heritage artist Bruce David Faasavalu Soane uses a retouched basalt flake to grate coconut. youtube.com/watch?v=IOidOQyh… #museumofstonetools #archaeology #stonetools #samoa

This video shows Samoan heritage artists Alatina Avamua Matamua and Galumalemana Steven Percival using coconut sennit cord, called ‘afa, to secure a stone adze to the wood handle. youtube.com/watch?v=woQ5B6Rp… #museumofstonetools #archaeology #stonetools #samoa

In this video, watch as a stone pestle is used to process freshly-harvested cacao beans into Koko Samoa. youtube.com/watch?v=yCIQga-E… #museumofstonetools #archaeology #stonetools #samoa

This video shows Samoan heritage artists Alatina Avamua Matamua and Laufale Fa’anu demonstrating the traditional way of making coconut sennit string, called ‘afa: youtube.com/watch?v=6xi-nWbC… #museumofstonetools #archaeology #stonetools #samoa

Samoan heritage artist Alatina Avamua Matamua making a wood handle for a stone adze: youtube.com/watch?v=eDpIUzbY… The video was made at the Tiapapata Art Centre Inc. as part of the Rock~Scissors~Paper stone adze-making workshop. #museumofstonetools #archaeology #stonetools #samoa

This hafted stone axe is from southwest Queensland, Australia and dates to the late 19th or early 20th century. You can view the model and learn about Australian stone tools here: stonetoolsmuseum.com/.../haf… #archaeology #stonetools #museumofstonetools #NAIDOC2024

Today we travelled back to the village of Leone (American Samoa), and flaked this tough basalt into adze blanks. We think that this is the first time in ~200 years that Samoans were flaking stone at Tataga Matau. #NAW2024, #stonetools, #samoa, #archaeology,

Today we flew to Tutuila Island in American Samoa and climbed to Tatata Matau basalt adze quarry, one of the most significant stone tool manufacturing sites in the Pacific. Here is one of the adze blanks we saw there. #NAW2024 #museumofstonetools #samoa #archaeology

Day 1, adze making workshop in Samoa (the ~Rock~Paper~Scissors project)! The Australian contingent was welcomed at the Tiapapata Art Centre with palusami cooked in a traditional umu and stone adzes found at Malaefono, Upolu. #NAW2024 #museumofstonetools #samoa #archaeology

This hafted stone macroblade knife is from Australia and dates to the early or middle 20th century. You can view the model and learn about Australian stone tools here: stonetoolsmuseum.com/artefac… #archaeology #stonetools #museumofstonetools