Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0309-0004 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Adze blade | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Hawaiian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hawaii | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Kauai; Kilawea | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1800s or earlier | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Heavy trapezoidal adze blade chipped to overall shape and then ground smooth on cutting edge and on face opposite cutting edge, and minimally smoothed along lateral edges; Cutting edge is unifacially and steeply beveled; Proximal end is angled and crudely squared off. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.6, Thickness = 4.7, Length = 21.0 | |