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KONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY COLLECTIONS
KHS Collections
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Object ID
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98.017.0004
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Object name
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Adze
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Description
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a black basalt blade, narrow at the haft and flaring to the blade. There are use flakes on the cutting edge. The under surface is not polished, the flat upper surface is polished and the bevel is approx 4 cm. long.
The haft angles to the blade top at an obtuse angle, the thickest portion of the adze is where the haft joins the blade.
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Earlydate
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Latedate
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1928
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Material
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Basalt
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For more information: contact the Kona Historical Society at P.O. Box 398 Captain Cook, Hawaii 96704 808/323-3222 support@museumsoftware.com
Last modified on: February 06, 2000
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