Figure 1
Map of the journey of the Pandora 1791 through the Society Islands (Base map courtesy of Guillaume Molle).
Figure 2
Pounders (A: MA1143, B: MA8820, C: MA4724, D: MA7954) (scale = cm) (Photographs M. Richards 2018; HMS Pandora collection objects courtesy of the Museum of Tropical Queensland, part of the Queensland Museum Network).
Figure 3
Example of a Type 3-A Adze (MA7721) (scale = cm) (Photograph M. Richards 2018; HMS Pandora collection objects courtesy of the Museum of Tropical Queensland, part of the Queensland Museum Network).
Table 1
| Accession No. | Object | Type | Maximum Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTQ MA7799 | Adze | 2-A | 7.3 |
| MTQ MA4876 | Adze | 3-A | 18.5 |
| MTQ MA1186 | Adze | 3-A | 19.7 |
| MTQ MA1387 | Adze | 3-A | 17.9 |
| MTQ MA4812 | Adze | 3-A | 10.5 |
| MTQ MA4520 | Adze | 3-A | 15.4 |
| MTQ MA4521 | Adze | 3-A | 14.0 |
| MTQ MA4762 | Adze | 3-A | 12.4 |
| MTQ MA4910 | Adze | 3-A | 11.7 |
| MTQ MA1123 | Adze | 3-A | 25.5 |
| MTQ MA1159 | Adze | 3-A | 25.0 |
| MTQ MA4927 | Adze | 3-A | 28.0 |
| MTQ MA4506 | Adze | 3-A | 24.3 |
| MTQ MA7638 | Adze | 3-A | 28.0 |
| MTQ MA8236 | Adze | 3-A | 20.0 |
| MTQ MA1563 | Adze | 3-A | 11.2 |
| MTQ MA7721 | Adze | 3-A | 22.3 |
| MTQ MA8270 | Adze | 3-A | 19.0 |
| MTQ MA8134 | Adze | 3-A | 18.5 |
| MTQ MA8189 | Adze | 3-A | 13.8 |
| MTQ MA8914 | Adze | 3-A | 13.5 |
| MTQ MA1311 | Adze | 3-E | 14.0 |
| MTQ MA4618 | Adze | 3-H | 11.3 |
| MTQ MA8519 | Adze | Broken (Tang) | 8.0 |
| MTQ MA6273 | Adze | 6 (Chisel) | 4.3 |
Table 2
Summary of the Duff (1956) and Figueroa and Sanchez (1965) adze types found on the Polynesian islands visited by the Bounty and Pandora.
| Type Description | Island/Groups Duff (1957) | Island/Groups F&S (1965) | Pandora & Bounty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-A is a ‘quadrangular adze without a tang. 2-A is an offshoot of 1-A but the size prevents it from having a “grip” or tang. Rectangular cross-section, occasionally irregular or sub-triangular and the front is always wider than the back’ (Duff 1956). ‘Tangless adzes generally thin, and tending toward quadrangular cross-section with front equal to or wider than back. Front is rarely equal to and usually wider than the back, and cross-section, though usually quadrangular, is occasionally irregular or sub-triangular.’ (Figueroa and Sanchez 1965: 171). | New Zealand Chathams Rarotonga Marquesas Mangareva Pitcairn Easter Is. | Chathams, New Zealand Tubuai Pitcairn Marquesas Hawaii Mangareva Easter Is. | Polynesian Islands visited by the Pandora (1790–91) Matavai Bay, Tahiti (Society Is.) Raiatea (Society Is.) Bora Bora (Society Is.) Aitutaki (Southern Cooks) Palmerston Is. (Southern Cooks) |
| 3-A ‘triangular or sub-triangular section (apex downwards). Triangular cross-section, broad bladed. Naturally waist tanged (or spade-shouldered)’ (Duff 1956). ‘Adzes with triangular or sub-triangular cross-section with a vertex opposite the front. Tanged with sharply defined angles and usually thick’ (Figueroa and Sanchez 1965: 171). | Cook Is. (Rarotonga) Austral Is. (Tubuai) Society Is. (Tahiti) Marquesas New Zealand | Chathams New Zealand Southern Cooks Society Is. Tuamotu Austral Is. Pitcairn Marquesas Hawaii | |
| 3-G ‘triangular or sub-triangular cross-section with a vertex opposite the front. Distinguished from 3-A by lack of tang’ (Figueroa and Sanchez 1965: 171). | n/a | New Zealand Aitutaki Raivavae Marquesas Fanning Hawaii | |
| 3-H ‘triangular or sub-triangular cross-section with a vertex opposite the front. Short, broad, tanged adzes with, or tending toward, thin plano-convex or biconvex cross-section. Type defined by authors’ (Figueroa and Sanchez 1965: 171). | n/a | Chathams New Zealand (?) Southern Cooks Tubuai Raivavae | Polynesian Islands visited by the Bounty (1788–1789) Tahiti (Society Is.) Huahine (Society Is.) Palmerston Is (Southern Cooks) Tubuai (Austral Is.) |
| 6 (chisel) ‘Small, circular or sub-circular section, bevels taper towards cutting edge’ (Duff 1956). | South Island, New Zealand | Chathams New Zealand | |
| ‘Tangless gouges with circular cross-section’ (Figueroa and Sanchez 1965: 172). | Chathams | Southern Cooks Austral Is. Pitcairn Marquesas Mangareva (?) Easter Is. |
Figure 4
The Clin d’oeil sur l’art des 5 archipels and Journey in the art of the 5 archipelagoes exhibition in the hall of the Faa’a International Airport, French Polynesia (Photograph: J. Günther 2018).